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It keeps the huge igloo at below-freezing temperatures during the summer’s warmer weather and 16 hours or more of daily sunlight, preventing the ice sculp- tures (and the bar) inside from melting. The resort offers free tours year- round of both the greenhouse and the geothermal plant, because owner Karl “wants to show them off,” says Minner- ly. He is known throughout Alaska as
a visionary, determined to wean con- sumers off oil, even though Alaska’s oil reserves fuel much of the state’s econo- my. The resort even recycles pieces from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Electric Snowmobiles Chena’s new electric snowmobiles are Ski-Doo Grand Touring models. The resort is aiding Ski-Doo R&D by provid-
ing real-time data that will help improve its fledgling electric snowmobile prod- uct in an effort to better the experience both for guests that tour on them and employees that use them for work. “They know the terrain and experi- ence multiple winter conditions,” says Ski-Doo spokesperson Steve Cowing. “Their feedback is invaluable in ensur- ing that our products live up to our cus- tomers’ expectations. What we’ll learn are the same things an automotive fleet operator would like: recharging times and efficiency over many months and years, parts performance, and technical parameters.” Ski-Doo aims to gather more subjec- tive feedback, too. “We’ll also learn what people think about the product, such as if they appreciate the EV experience, improvements or changes they would like to see, etc. We’ll also learn what the operators like or not and how to best meet their needs as well as their custom- ers,” adds Cowing. The Grand Touring models have a range of about 31 miles between charges, enough for a short day-tour for guests or an evening excursion to see the Aurora Borealis, or for staff transport around the resort during the workday. They cost around $17,000 each. Operationally intensive example. Chena Hot Springs Resort doesn’t have alpine skiing and riding or uphill trans- portation, but it’s an operationally inten- sive hospitality destination, meaning the nuts and bolts of the resort are very simi- lar to a ski area. This makes its renewable energy and recycled-material construc- tion projects an interesting case study for ski area operators.
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