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May, 2011 More than 200 snow-making machines are being readied for action in anticipation of the start of the ski season in Queenstown.Coronet Peak head of snow-making Pete Deuart said the team would prefer colder weather before the scheduled opening in early June. When all 211 guns are turned on the machines are capable of producing 24 tonnes of snow every minute. They cost $10,000 a day to run. "We have a good average marginal temperature to work with. "There's also a few clear days forecast, which bodes well in terms of creating low humidity, that's great for producing dry snow," he said. The skifield needs 72 hours of continuous cold air temperatures and low humidity to make enough snow. Guns are supplied with water from reservoirs that collected the run-off during last winter's snow melt. "The whole world turns, the world tilts and we're going to get snow that's the nature of the world. We only need those few days of continuous cold temperatures to make enough." Coronet Peak was scheduled to open on June 4.
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