What does a Snow Groomer driver do in summer?
I'm usually a truck driver, but this summer I operated an excavator. Both is fine and I appreciate that as a snow groomer you always have the opportunity to experience something totally different in during summer.
What are the dangers of being the driver of a snow groomer? What do you have to pay special attention to?
At certain points where the slopes are steep, the machines have to be roped. Most of the time there are anchors for this. The machine has a cable winch in the front area for this purpose. If this rope brushes against a tree, for example, it can lead to wilder wobbles.
The modern snow groomers now have excellent on-board computers, which give you, for example, precise information on the depth of snow. If you drive in the green area, the snow is deep enough and you can skim off a certain amount. As soon as the color red lights up on the screen it tells you to be careful, because there is not enough snow. That means you have to go back to the green area and from there distribute snow to the red areas. This is precision work. The more experienced the driver of the snow groomer is, the faster he is and the more accurate is the result.
Thank you very much for your information and a big thanks to all “Heroes of the night” in Ski amadé!!!