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Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council

Snowmakers: An Import CMSC is a Charter Member of the
from Israel National Ski Council Federation
The National Ski Council Federation is comprised of
A new snowmaking machine goes in to oper-
ation this fall at Zermatt, Switzerland, and twenty-five ski councils throughout the United States.
Pitztal, Austria. So what, you say? Get this: The organization’s mission is to strengthen councils, with
The machine can churn out at temperatures industry participation, so they may better serve clubs
through communications, education and benefits, and to
up to 90 Fahrenheit. How's that for industry
influence issues relevant to snowsports and ski clubs.
impact worldwide in light of global warming,
rising snowlines and receding glaciers?
CMSC is an Associated Member of
Both resorts will be making snow immediately the National Ski Areas Association
as Zermatt offers skiing and boarding in its
The National Ski Areas Association is the trade associa-
"Glacier Paradise" on Europe's highest ski
runs year-round, while Pitztal's glacier ski tion for ski area owners and operators. The association’s
area is open from September to spring, with primary objective is to meet the needs of ski area owners
the highest slopes in Austria. and operators nationwide and to foster, stimulate and
promote growth in the industry.
The snowmakers are the inadvertent by-product
of an industrial process a thousand miles away National Ski Patrol
from the Alps. IDE (www.ide-tech.com), the For information about joining the
company that makes them, is based in Israel National Ski Patrol, please contact
and was founded to develop new desalination Ken Meldahl, Southern Region
technologies. Director, via Email at kmeldahl@comcast.net.

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