PRINOTH Hydrogen & Electric Powered Snow Groomers 

So the most important question for the Leitwolf: since it runs on hydrogen, does it emit snow in stead of fumes?

Just because it’s electric doesn’t mean it’s zero emission

Not only helping to cut emissions but that Leitwolf h2Motion just looks fantastic. Awesome machine!

Ok only one problem only 3 hours of run time

This is a good start and great to see transformation reaching fragile ecosystems in the mountains. However sustainability is not just about engines and energy, it’s also important to source your materials in a sustainable manner. That plays an equally important part.

Everyone’s comments complaining about run time will look stupid in 10 years when these run a full shift. You think electric cars 20 years ago had 300 mile range? It’s about developing technology.

1:40 sure about that? According to Wikipedia Pistenbully ist the largest manufacturer of snow groomers in the world.

Why an electric base but still a very inefficient hydrostatic drive? Why do you not drive with two electric motors one each track?

Since its the hydrogen tanks that limits the usage time. I would really aim for 9 hours use since regular shifts are 8 hours and 1 extra hour as safety margin. Bigger tanks but fewer would make this possible in same space the stacked tanks are now. To really reach 9 hours you might only need to extend the exterior by 10% on either side and fit the biggest possible tanks to utilize space as efficient as possible. Fewer tanks reduces cost per storage volym.

While EVERYBODY ELSE is screaming BENZ & BENTLEYS this is more my SPEED paving all DIRT ROADS to concrete roads so I can use one of these.😇

I mean I love the idea. I can’t image the time and effort that went into this. But 4 hours of work time... not sure how that is useful to anyone at this point.

wow, just wow! I love this video! I love future and this video describes the future of snow cats the most. And at the end „The world is changing“ Thats so cool!

I would love to know how to become a part of this world! What an incredible career and life time opportunity it would be to work as a snow groomer on a Prinoth :)

That’s the future and prinoth understands that👌

That's the way to make skiing sustainable

Awesome vidéo and project ! What is the volume of H2 in the Leitwolf H2 Motion ?

I believe the key here is the ability to use it indoors.

Only down side I'm seeing is the 3 or 4 hour run time when most are 8 to 12 hours of run time. So it atleast lasts a shift b4 refueling

Complimenti per la avanguardia del Prodotto. Per il futuro siamo sulla strada giusta, manca solo l ultimo passo per la perfezione sulla durata dei mezzi. Saluti dalla Svizzera.

How long does the h2 motion take to refuel, very curious in this tech

Meraviglioso...tecniche affidabili ..inammovibili.e superlative.. complimenti e auguri

Wow These Are 2 amazing new groomers

Nothing that's electric is 0 emissions. It took 20times 1 modern diesel machines daily emissions just to mine the minerals for the batteries.

does it come with a winchtower as well? xD

its a start! I will say that

"3 hours max performance". . .no thanks.

Ernesto Prinoth would be proud!

Complimenti un grande passo verso il futuro!

Are groomers really contributing that much to climate change? Just seems like a lot to go wrong. Put a Cummins or Cat in em and call it a day.

Wow, i think is a new generation of snowcat!!

It’s a long way from the DMC DeLorean snow cats we drove.😂 Back to the future. Never could get it up to 88mph. The winch cat had the seat installed sideways so you could Bailout quicker. LMC died in 2000.

Neither one makes it through half a shift lol

Let’s freeride ✌️

Super!

Natural gas powered would be the most practical

So answer this one question, how do you charge this electric machine? Now remember you can’t use fossil fuel so you can’t use the typical power station down the road that supplies power through the lines. No no you can’t use a generator that uses fossil fuel either! Oh yeah use that great solar panel that won’t even produce enough power to run an electric bicycle. Well it could but there wouldn’t be room to ski, the whole mountain would be covered by solar panels. Plus the snow may be a hazard to the panels, and the process of building the panels I guarantee is done with fossil fuel power and components dug out of the earth that destroys nature. One last thing how about that great recycling program for solar panels. 😅 Would love this explained honestly and looked at not only by one side to make yourself feel good that your doing the earth justice. And for wind--- Many vehicles that now use gasoline or diesel can definitely be driven by electricity. But it’s not free or clean. For an all electric World, New Clean Energy ( wind & solar) will never be that dependable in the long run and at least 30% use of old dirty fossil fuels will be needed to fill the gap for many years. Many problems with New Energy that is not talked about in the media. For instance Wind: Mechanically; The wind mill’s big blades are just like aircraft wings and very likely it get iced up in cold wet weather, needing to be constantly deiced equally or they get out of balance and completely shut down so they don’t shake apart. Scientifically; A huge field of wind mills take the (kinetic) energy out of the relative wind (a transfer of energy) and converts that energy into electricity (potential). The left over relative wind has lost that (kinetic) energy and will effect the area down wind. Many huge fields of wind mills (as planed for) have real natural environmental consequences , it is like a man made mountain that's effecting the natural wind patterns!

Good work

It takes 8 hours to groom ski trails and ski hills

Batterys aren't energy dense enough to be used in heavy load operations yet and hydrogen is expensive. This is a "look what it's possible" showcase, but I wouldn't recommend anybody to buy one. 3 hours of run time, only 270hp.. The client who would be interested in one probably needs way more than this. I imagine it's expensive as hell too.. I doubt it'll ever come out of concept form, and if it does, the power train will be changed drastically.

I'll watch from the side lines

Zero emissions is impossible but whatever

I dont think SMALL.........I think PERMANENTLY......

Nice

More technical language and less marketing wank would be appreciated.

I think we should stop with the "zero-emission" thingy. This is a pure marketing bs. How is the electricity produced ? Call it "electrically motored", "electric drive train" or whatever. Moreover, on car, the manufacturing is responsible for a good part of the total co2 emission of the vehicle. The only way to make it "zero-emission" is to have "zero-consumption" and not produce these machines. Stop fooling ourselves.

That was the most marketing buzzword packed video I've ever seen.

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this is cool and all but im not trusting this thing at 1am to start no way

Indoor slopes only..short run time

so pretty much just like every other groomer, just hardly any work time...

Wow

ottimo

Skiing is a luxury that drips with the use oil. You claim a zero emissions machine, I call bullshit the frame, tracks plastics in the cabin, Chinese tablets controls, wiring, ect, ect all oil. Plus the oil it took to get it their. With frankly laughable run times. Start making a machine that usable yet friendly diesel over electric. You can cut the fuel consumption (witch equal emissions) and up the bph all in one shot without sounding Hypocritical

bra dumt att inte elmotorn driver banden

“Concept”. “Prototype”. This video is just virtue-signaling advertisement. It’s disgusting. Slope owners won’t buy a more costly machine that does less (only 3hr run-time), and this manufacture knows it. So then why did they build this emission -free machine? It’s advertisement. “Notice us. We’re such a great moral company”. No, they aren’t. They just want you to think of them as moral - that’s their goal.

Sorry but electric powered equipment still sources it power from a source that generally create emissions. Beside that your mining really horrible minerals and materials from third world nations making nasty water contamination and such. Unless your source materials are clean certified from nations that don't allow industrial dumping while going after resources then your still not sustainably manufacturing. The whole clean thing is really a feel good.measure unless you clean the origin of materials.

bankrupt your resort with the payments

i like this company and the products, but i see no future for the hydrogen project. hydrogen is more a dream than a good solution. way too complex, too expensive, also too dangerous and a waste of energy. there will be better and exchangeble batteries for this =)