Tamarack, Idaho – September 22, 2026 -- Tamarack Resort is installing automated TechnoAlpin TT10 tower-mounted fan guns to expand permanent snowmaking coverage to more than twenty percent of its existing terrain, targeting the Waltz and Serenity trails ahead of the winter season.
Automated guns target short cold-weather windows before Thanksgiving
Tamarack typically records roughly 200 hours of snowmaking-suitable temperatures before Thanksgiving, but mobile snowguns require crews to manually transport, position, connect and operate equipment, limiting effectiveness during two- to four-hour cold spells. The new TT10 units can activate as soon as conditions allow, letting the resort capture windows previously too short to use with mobile equipment.
Project includes over 3,000 feet of new water and electrical infrastructure
The buildout adds approximately 1,515 feet of ductile iron water pipeline, 1,600 feet of buried electrical cable, six hydrants with above-ground electrical pedestals and 12 reinforced pits. TechnoAlpin technicians are supporting installation and commissioning throughout the project.
Permanent coverage frees mobile fleet for other priority zones
Waltz, the resort's primary beginner run widened last season for progression skiing, and Serenity, a top-to-bottom upper-mountain run, will receive permanent TT10 coverage. New TR10 mobile fan guns will also be deployed elsewhere on the mountain. By fixing infrastructure on Waltz and Serenity, Tamarack can redirect mobile snowguns and crew time to other terrain including Discovery, Showtime and the resort's terrain parks.
Executives frame investment as season-length and operational flexibility play
Tamarack COO Kara Finley said the snowmaking investment supports the resort's priority of extending the winter season. President Scott Turlington said the resort has long had adequate water supply and cold nights but lacked the infrastructure to deploy them across all needed terrain, and that the new system gives mountain operations significantly more flexibility.
The TT10 units feature individually controlled nozzle valves and updated cooling technology designed to maintain output during borderline snowmaking temperatures. Tamarack positions the automated system as a complement to natural snowfall rather than a replacement, giving mountain operations an added tool when temperatures permit.