Mountain

G.W. Tatro Construction’s roots are based within the ski industry. From its inception with that first project at Smugglers Notch over Fifty years ago, it has held the honor in servicing the construction needs of over Sixty Ski Resorts. We have extensive experience in both snowmaking and trail construction.

Through the last Fifty years we have seen a lot, let us take a look at your proposed project. We would be happy to offer our opinion as well as submit a proposal. A portion of our staff has extensive snowmaking, grooming and mountain operations experience as they are former Snowmaking Managers and Mountain Managers, let our experience work for you.

Snowmaking

G.W. Tatro Construction is the Snowmaking Contractor of the East. No one matches our experience in installing snowmaking systems, whether you need pipe on a beginner trail, have a winter pipe break or you want a fully automated system on a steep nasty trail, we can do it!.

We have installed pipe as far south as North Carolina, as far north as Maine and everywhere in-between. Our pipe welders are fully certified and are some of the finest in the Country. In conjunction with our exclusive Zap-Lok process our specialized team can install any system you may require.

We offer complete flexibility in our contract services, whether you want a complete turn-key system where we supply all materials or installation services only. This level of flexibility allows for mountains to fully develop and maximize their capital budgets

Not sure what it will cost? Call us during the spring and one of our experienced estimators and snowmaking experts will assist in the development of a budget proposal.

We are here to meet your snowmaking needs.

Zap-Lok

G.W. Tatro Construction has been working with Zap-Lok Pipelines Systems for over Thirty years and holds exclusivity for the snowmaking application in the Eastern portion of the U.S. The Zap-Lok Connection System is used extensively in both the petroleum and snowmaking industries.

We currently process any API5L X-42 steel pipe from 4” - 12” pipe and up to schedule 80. With the Zap-Lok process we are able to reduce production time and impact to your project site through speed and flexibility.

Experiencing issues with your buried snowmaking pipelines due to exterior corrosion? G.W. Tatro utilizing Zap-Lok and Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) coated pipelines may provide the perfect economical solution. FBE pipelines have been in service for over forty years in the petroleum industry.

In a recent report published in the Pipeline and Gas Journal. Data and

inspection reports on a 38 year old FBE pipeline showed “no indications of coating degradation or wall thickness and it appears that there are many years of remaining life on the FBE system” (Fore and Toby, 2006). This FBE pipeline had replaced a bare steel API 5L x-42 12” .375 wall pipeline which had been severely degraded through aggressive soil cathodic action.

Give us a call, we have an alternative solution to more costly pipeline systems.

Trail Construction

Few contractors in the United States can equal G.W. Tatro's level of experience when it comes to trail design and construction. For over Fifty years we have been building ski trails at some of the most premier resorts in the East.

We have a reputation of being able to tackle both the steep and difficult trail projects with a proven track record of delivering on-time and on budget. Whether you are looking for a gentle green trail or something a little more breath taking, we are up to the challenge.

Our Project Managers and Equipment Operators take a personal pride in being able to leave a product which is not only enjoyable but minimizes snowmaking requirements and is environmentally stable. Consider some of the comments from our recent clients.