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| Skier
Capacity: |
On
all slopes including Snow-boarders: 1000 skiers. |
| Main
Slope Length: |
300
metres to 20 km (ave. distance over snow per hour). |
| Slope
width: |
50
metres. |
| Drop: |
39
metres (13 stories). |
| Snow
depth: |
200
millimetres minimum. |
| Other
Slopes: |
250
metre Mountain Run (with moguls & drops). "Hyper Slope" inside
Snow Chamber. Centre Training Area. Snowboard Area including
half pipe, slalom, bordercross, flat-tops etc. |
| Air
Temperature Ski Area: |
8
degrees Celsius (ave). |
| Skiing
Charges: |
$10
- $20 for first hour (off-peak to peak time range). |
| Dome
Construction: |
Clear-span
truss, insulated, metal skin. |
| Total
Dome Area: |
40,400
m2 (10 acres). |
| Energy
Source: |
Gas
turbine Co-generation. |
| Technology
Features: |
Mag-lev.
The 2,500 tonne snow deck will be supported by electro-magnetic
support units enabling the entire moving snow-field to "float"
on a 15mm space, with zero vibration, noise and maintenance;
Twin Chamber Snow Chamber for non-stop snowmaking; New Heat
Exchanger technology. |
| Other
Facilities: |
Suspended
Gondolas, Bobsled Ride, Snow-play & Tobogganing, Ski Hire, Ski
Instruction, Themed Ice-Skating, Restaurants, Retail Areas,
Four Star Hotel. |
| Origin
of the Ski-Trac: |
The
Ski-Trac was invented, designed
and developed by Kevin Ferris of Brisbane,
Australia. The first snow tests of the unique snow-making eco-system
took place in Townsville November 1997 in association with George
Jennings of Woomera Snow Guns, Canberra. A one-tenth size test
model was built in a factory at Taren Point in Sydney. Systems
development took place with the assistance of Richard Worsdall
of Ski-Trac's project management company Kinlay Neill Worsdall,
with engineering development by Meinhardt, Sydney. |
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