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Yes, these look like TechnoAlpin low energy tower guns. Basically a newer, efficient version of a York Snow Borax tower gun like you see on paradise, razors edge etc. I haven't been to blue in over 10 years, but back then they still had the old air/water style guns on Burma. Those were a combination of home made, omichron's on towers, and some really old spraying systems style guns when they dabbled in the snowmaking business back in the late 60's/early 70's. The advantage to these new guns are they are much more efficient in air consumption. Depending what they bought, you could probably run 7-10 new ones to one old gun. Most of the TechnoAplin towers usually have a built in compressor too so they don't have to pump air up the mountain. These guns are very easy to automate, basically right off the hydrants themselves. Snow quality will be much better as well.

I think for the older guns being replaced it's more like 15:1 or 20:1 replacement. That's why I think they'll be almost a whole trail ahead, that's how much air they're saving. Sent from my XP8800 using Tapatalk

I know its done alot, but buying a card, to be able to purchase discount lift tickets makes no sense to me.

That trail will never open under current management. Not even saying that to diss barb or blue, just seems like it’s not financially feasible

They very well could be. They are that old that those ratios wouldn't be unheard of. Some of these new tower guns are running with only 25cfm of air now. It is amazing.

I'm going to guess these 49 new guns have been in the works for a while, you can't just run down to home depot and pick up one of these things. That being said, I'm surprised they aren't factoring these new snow guns into an opening plan that would get the mountain open top to bottom ASAP to deal with spacing of crowds.

We did argue briefly about this in another thread, but we can argue about it some more. Looks like a pretty slow day here.

If they were automating Yeti, I think there's have been 'automating/upgrading TWO TRAILS' on their social media. These look like new energy efficient guns, so hopefully Blue can put the serious firepower somewhere else and just let Burma run like Valley School does. If this was discussed elsewhere, I didn't see it, sorry. Sent from my XP8800 using Tapatalk

Out of curiosity I hopped on google maps, traced out Burma and then did some quick back of the napkin math. If you include that little spur they put a park on, this addition would amount to a brand new snow gun every 92 feet along Burma Road.

Nobody mentioned Blue posted these pictures? They say they're for Burma, 49 new guns. Sent from my XP8800 using Tapatalk

For those wondering, this yielded 11 16oz jars of pickled jalepenos.

This fucking guy has some balls.

41°. Probably snowed 6” at JFBB in their microclimate.

^^bitches about having to make a reservation to ski, but buys tickets from liftopia. got it.

Wow just wow restrictive..wow..