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Snow makers

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Snow makers

To ensure there is enough snow in ski areas where weather conditions are unpredictable, some ski operations use snow-making machines, such as these at the Roundhill skifield, South Canterbury. The barrel of each machine sweeps from side to side, spreading snow over a wide area.

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Roundhill Ski Area

by Christian Burtscher

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Andrew Troup, Skiing – Skiing in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11840/snow-makers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Andrew Troup, published 2 March 2009.