For all the technological advances in snowmaking equipment, the snowmakers themselves are generally outfitted in time-tested gear that is simple, solid and reliable - like the kit you see here.

According to hardhat manufacturer Bullard, six million ‘skull buckets’ are sold each year to protect workers’ heads. Killington’s snowmakers add a rechargeable miner’s light for night vision, and employ ear protection to dull the snow guns’ mighty roar.