Israel Matzav

And another new Israeli technology: Snow making

For those of you who think Israel is a hot desert company, this story may throw you for a loop. One of Israel's new technologies is the best snow making equipment in the world.

The sun-baked Mediterranean country might not appear on many lists of top cold-weather destinations, but an Israeli engineering firm has come up with a machine capable of generating snow in all weathers.

Six times as powerful as a traditional snow cannon, the All Weather Snowmaker, developed by IDE Technologies, produces flakes regardless of temperature, humidity and wind -- conditions which affect cannons' performance.

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The technology behind the machine was originally developed to desalinate sea water, and it took 15 years for someone to think of using it to make snow.

A refined version was being used to cool mines in South Africa when a Russian IDE engineer came up with the idea.

"During a mission in South Africa in 2005, he suddenly exclaimed: 'It's snow, I can ski on it!'," IDE spokesman Moshe Tessel said.

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I'm not into skiing. So I've included a picture of a place where I'd like to see snow. Sure beats dome games.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:03 PM