No Snow 1948

Read this in the local paper about the local ski mountain, and the birth of snow making.

In Mohawk’s second season, Mohawk did not get any snow and resorted to ordering several tons of ice blocks, crushing them and spreading them on the slopes. This process was time consuming, costly and overall a worse experience than real snow. From this season, Shoenknecht got the idea to look into snowmaking. Shoenknecht enlisted the help of the TEY Manufacturing company, run by Wayne Pierce, Dave Richey and Art Hunt. The three engineers used the research of Ray Ringer to build the first snow making machines. These machines were brought to Mohawk and are the first documented case of a trial run of the snow making machine.

Examining Mohawk Mountain’s rich history - The Lakeville Journal

This winter has been a real one – so much better than last year, there's actual snow on the ground for the last few weeks. The ponds are frozen over, ready for ice skating.