2018 Olympic Venue, Jeongseon Alpine Center, South Korea
Delivering reliable, world-class snowmaking for the 2018 Winter Olympics alpine speed events at Jeongseon Alpine Center.
The Challenge
SMI is proud to have been selected as the exclusive snowmaking company of the Jeongseon Alpine Olympic venue, marking our seventh Olympic partnership to date.
The Jeongseon Alpine Center in the Gangwon Province in the Republic of South Korea was the host of the 2018 men’s and women’s alpine speed events of Downhill, Super-G and Downhill Combined Olympic Events.
Working alongside local partner R&R Trading, we designed and installed a fully automated system.
SMI Infrastructure Installed
100 fully automated Super Polecat snowmakers strategically positioned on towers and carriages throughout the alpine courses
10 mobile Kid Polecat snowmakers for portable deployment wherever additional coverage was needed
Fiber-optic communications providing high-speed connectivity between hardwired pods and portable radio snowguns
SmartSnow™ automation control software manages the entire snowmaking operation from a centralized command center
