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Pietro Brosio Gallery



"The Universal Peace", 1976, oil on canvas 100x70cm.

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November 8, 2008

Snow cannon



At Melezet (Valsusa, 1367m) the snow cannon is ready for the near winter season.

Information about artificial snow here.

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ayamlin
Hello Pietro!
Yeah, I'm ready to go to the snow world, too. ahaha!
I'm gonna go to the ski resort next month.
I hope snow comes as soon as possible:)
November 8, 2008 at 6:26 AM

Mike's Travels
That looks really small! Interesting, I've never seen one.
November 8, 2008 at 10:18 AM

MedaM
There is no problem if the snow fails this winter, that snowmaking machine is ready to make white blanket all around. Interesting device, indeed!
November 8, 2008 at 10:31 AM

Louis la Vache
heeheehee
So wha does the snow cannon fire? Giant snowballs?
;-)
November 8, 2008 at 10:35 AM

thyme
Is that what they look like?
When I first heard about a snow cannon I could not believe my ears!
November 8, 2008 at 10:45 AM

Anonymous
it is good to be ready!

paz
November 8, 2008 at 2:40 PM

Webradio
Hello Pietro !

The snow is arriving in a few days ???
November 8, 2008 at 4:54 PM

SandyCarlson
Such a strange sight, Pietro! It's weird to know with the flick of a switch that mountain will be turned into a winter wonderland!
November 8, 2008 at 5:16 PM

Joy
That's cool! You should take a photo of it when it's in action.

Thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comments. Have a fab autumnal weekend!

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November 8, 2008 at 6:39 PM

sonia a. mascaro
Great picture, Pietro! Very interesting the snow cannon, I've never seen one!
November 9, 2008 at 3:46 AM

pierangela
ciao Pietro buona domenica
November 9, 2008 at 8:22 AM

Catherine
Not yet!!!! Pietro! I'm not ready for that!
November 9, 2008 at 9:31 AM

A Wild Thing
No snow! No snow! Sorry, last year here in the states we were bombarded with so much snow in the upper midwest(Iowa), I will gladly look at it in pictures, rather than my buried yard. We saw our first flakes yesterday...YUCK!
November 9, 2008 at 2:16 PM

dianasfaria.com
interesting article about the snow machine Pietro. Do you get to go skiing at all?
November 9, 2008 at 2:46 PM

This Is My Blog - fishing guy
Pietro: I know what a snow cannon is a we have small ski slopes that are covered with snow as soon as it is cold enough to stay.
November 9, 2008 at 7:58 PM

Naturegirl
I am sure the skiers cannot wait! You have some wonderful photography her!
I was in Italy this past summer!
November 9, 2008 at 9:09 PM

Dina
Shalom. Your comment just now at Catherine's blog is so true. :)

I'm glad it led me to your nice blog!
You know, Israelis are selling snow to the Swiss --
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1225199607867&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

See you again.
November 9, 2008 at 10:39 PM

Louise
I am thinking that place will look very much different soon!
November 10, 2008 at 3:02 AM

escape
winter is coming. although the philippines doesn't encounter snow, still we experience better climate during these coming months.
November 10, 2008 at 4:30 AM

pierangela
ho letto in questo momento il tuo commento, hai ragione l'autunno ha un che di triste a volte mi assomiglia e devo dirti che è il periodo migliore della mia creatività
un abbraccio pierangela
November 10, 2008 at 7:37 AM

tr3nta
No snow yet?????... here in spain in some areas were already skiing...
November 10, 2008 at 1:07 PM

adelynne
I've never seen either equipment before! Wow. :D
November 10, 2008 at 2:58 PM

Louis la Vache
"Louis" noticed in your profile that you like Bach. There is a saying (attributed to the Swiss-German theologian Karl Barth):
"When God in heaven commands his angels to play music for him, they always play Bach, but when they play just for themselves, they play Mozart."
November 11, 2008 at 5:26 AM

pierangela
ciao Pietro ho letto che ti piacciono i gatti, ne ho tre tra cui nicola in questi giorni non stà bene, anchìo amo molto i gatti e tutti gli animali in genere
buona giornata.Pierangela
November 11, 2008 at 7:44 AM

Saretta
Is it cold enough to start thinking about snow there? It's still pretty nice and warm down here in Puglia!
November 11, 2008 at 10:49 AM

magicpolaroid
i m sorry, always less snow here in Italy....
ciao Luis
November 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM

ayamlin
Hello Pietro!
If you feel like it, can you exchange Christmas card with me?
If you're OK, please email me:)
November 12, 2008 at 2:08 PM

sonia a. mascaro
Wow! The snow cannon is huge!

Have a nice week ahead!
November 12, 2008 at 2:52 PM

Anonymous
I had never seen a snow cannon before! It’s incredible to learn that it is possible to make snow enough to cover all that area with such a relatively small machine!
November 12, 2008 at 6:23 PM

 gmirage
Huh...and we only want snow for skiing! lol. this is the first time I saw the cannon =)
November 13, 2008 at 7:48 AM

Anonymous
what a fun!

have a nice week-end my friend )
November 14, 2008 at 2:58 PM

Marie Reed
What a wild snow cannon! I have never seen one either!
November 16, 2008 at 10:26 PM

sonia a. mascaro
Thank you, Pietro, for sent me the link to that post. There is a cannon, but there is not snow... And I went again to the link about artificial snow.
Thanks again!
April 15, 2010 at 6:51 AM