Gausta Ski Resort – Snowmaking at Its Best

Gausta Ski Center has invested NOK 60 million in a new snowmaking system, aiming to keep the slopes open from November to May. The system is among the largest of its kind in Norway, and sets very high demands for capacity, reliability, and stable power supply.

Møre Trafo delivered three transformers that ensure stable power supply to all 83 snow cannons. The system can produce 48,700 cubic meters of snow per day – and has the capacity to cover all 11 slopes with snow in eight to eleven days.

A modern snowmaking plant in the Gausta mountains needs far more than snow cannons and pipes.

• Long season demands high capacity– the slopes must be ready from November
• Future-Proof Sizing – the facility is built with room for full capacity utilization
• Stable power for 83 cannons – 74 lances and 9 fans that must run around the clock

The destination is owned by the Swedish investment company Vätterledens Invest AB, which brings together lifts, slopes, snow production, hotels and infrastructure to develop Gausta into one of Norway’s most attractive year-round destinations.

Tailor-Made for High Output and Stable Operation

• 3 transformers at 2,500 kVA
• Total capacity: 7.5 MVA – equivalent to the power consumption of 600–700 apartments
• Delivered as part of Møre Trafos broad delivery package for the entire Gausta destination

Even if full capacity isn’t used all the time, the installation is sized for the future. Møre Trafo has delivered around 20 transformers to different parts of the Gausta destination in recent years – to the ski resort, hotel, Gaustabanen and other infrastructure.

• 48,700 m³ snow per day – among Norway’s highest production capacities
• 11 runs covered in snowin eight to eleven days in good conditions
• Open destination November–May– longer season, more value creation

The transformers from Møre Trafo are the hidden power source that makes the entire snow production possible.

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