Winter Technologies Winter Technologies in the Keweenawin the Keweenaw

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Winter TechnologiesWinter Technologies

Anti-icing and Sealing CoatingsAnti-icing and Sealing Coatings Snowmobile Trail GroomingSnowmobile Trail Grooming Finnish Snow HousesFinnish Snow Houses Clean Snowmobile ChallengeClean Snowmobile Challenge

Anti-Icing Coatings

Elastomeric Overlays

Elastomeric Overlays in use as sealers and wear coats.

Why do we need a Why do we need a new snowmobile trail new snowmobile trail

groomer?groomer?

Current “drags” don’t work!

The Keweenaw SnowPaver

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Mini SnowPaverMini SnowPaver

Finnish Snow HousesFinnish Snow Houses

Hougton LumitaloHougton Lumitalo

SAE Clean Snowmobile SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2003Challenge 2003

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SAE Clean Snowmobile SAE Clean Snowmobile ChallengeChallenge

This competition focuses on the re-designing This competition focuses on the re-designing

of snowmobiles for better emissions and of snowmobiles for better emissions and

noise levels while maintaining current noise levels while maintaining current

performance characteristics.performance characteristics.

Clean Snowmobile Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2003 EventsChallenge 2003 Events

EmissionsEmissions NoiseNoise Fuel Fuel

Economy/EnduranceEconomy/Endurance HandlingHandling AccelerationAcceleration

Clean Snowmobile Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2003 EventsChallenge 2003 Events

BrakingBraking Cold StartCold Start Design PaperDesign Paper Oral PresentationOral Presentation Static DisplayStatic Display

CSC 2003 Handling EventCSC 2003 Handling EventOpen to the PublicOpen to the Public

This event demonstrates the This event demonstrates the maneuverability and driveability of the maneuverability and driveability of the redesigned snowmobile.redesigned snowmobile.

The public will be able to view this event The public will be able to view this event as it takes place on the Keweenaw as it takes place on the Keweenaw Research Center Test Course.Research Center Test Course.