Why
Ratnik?
Our experience and top tier manufacturing standards set us apart in the industry.
The Snowmaking Experts
Our comprehensive research and innovative product development offers you the quality, efficiency and labor savings that only the latest technology can bring. We offer a full-service partnership, and can custom design your new snowmaking system or retrofit your existing system to produce high quality snow at lower cost.
The Ratnik Differences
Higher Product Standards
- Snow system components are made on Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machines for consistent high quality and specifications.
- High quality equipment reduces maintenance and repair costs.
Made in Victor, NY, USA
- Large inventory of equipment and parts means a shorter delivery time of customer orders.
- Non-inventory parts can be manufactured and shipped within hours to satisfy customer needs.
Focus on Craftsmanship
- The average work experience of a Ratnik machinist manning a CNC machine is over 23 years.
Industry-leading Experience
- Making snow for the Winter Olympic Games is a Ratnik Industries tradition that spans three decades.
- Ratnik Industries has supplied snowmaking equipment and services to nearly every Winter Olympic Games since 1980.
- Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
- Supplied Whistler-Blackcomb Baby Snow Giant X-2 Snow Guns
- Torino 2006 Winter Olympics
- Supplied Tower Mounted Baby Snow Giant X-2 Snow Guns to the site of the Ladies Downhill Alpine Skiing Event
- Supplied Tower Mounted Baby Snow Giant X-2 Snow Guns to the site of the Ski Jumping Events
- Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olypics
- Supplied Snow Giant II + II Snow Guns to Park City Mountain Resort, site of the Giant Slalom Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom, and Snowboarding Halfpipe Events
- Supplied Snow Giant II Snow Guns to Deer Valley Resort, site of the Slalom Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Aerials, and Freestyle Moguls Events
- Supplied Snow Giant V Snow Guns to Snowbasin Ski Area, site of the Downhill and Super-G Alpine Skiing Events
- Designed the snowmaking system master plan at Park City Mountain Resort
- Provided system engineering services to Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort
- Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics
- Supplied Baby Snow Giant II + II Snow Guns and Snow Giant II Snow Guns to the site of the Giant Slalom Alpine Skiing Events
- Supplied Baby Snow Giant II + II Snow Guns, Snow Giant II Snow Guns, Snow Giant II + II Snow Guns, and Snow Giant V Snow Guns to the site of the Downhill Alpine Skiing Events and the Takamagahara practice site
- Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics
- Supplied Model 2000 Water Hydrants to the Hafjell Alpine Center
- Supplied Snow Giant II Snow Guns to the sites of all Alpine Events, except for the Downhill Alpine Skiing Event
- Served as technical consultants to the Norwegian Olympic Committee through Ratnik Distributors
- Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics
- Supplied Snow Giant II Snow Guns and special High- Pressure Water Hydrants to the Mt. Nakiska Alpine Events site
- Supplied Model 2000 Water Hydrants, Model 3000 Air Hydrants, and Baby Snow Giant Snow Guns to the Canmore Nordic Center, site of the Cross Country Skiing Events
- Supplied Snow Giant II Snow Guns to the Ski Jumps at Olympic Park
- Supplied special Water Hydrants to the site of the Bobsled Run
- Provided consulting services to the organizing committees and contractors
- Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics
- Supplied Model 1000 Water Hydrants for the fan gun snowmaking system at the Sarajevo Olympic Games
- Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics
- Supplied snowmaking equipment that produced 100% of all snow for the Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Downhill Alpine Skiing Events and the Ski Jumping Events. Ratnik provided Snow Giant II Snow Guns, Snow Giant II + II Snow Guns, Baby Snow Giant Snow Guns, Model 1000 Water Hydrants, and Model 3000 Air Hydrants
Our Customers
We place our customers at the pinnacle of everything we do.
- Alpine Ski Club Ontario, Canada
- Alpine Valley Ski Resort East Troy, WI
- Alta Ski Area Alta, UT
- Batawa Ski Club Ontario, Canada
- Bear Creek Mountain Resort Macungie,PA
- Beaver Creek Resort Avon, CO
- Beech Mountain Resort Beech Mountain,NC
- Belleayre Mountain Highmount, NY
- Boyne Highlands Resort Harbor Springs, MI
- Brampton Park Ontario, Canada
- Brantling Ski Slopes Sodus, NY
- Breckenridge Ski Resort Breckenridge, CO
- Bretton Woods Mountain Resort Bretton Woods, NH
- Bristol Mountain Canandaigua, NY
- Bromley Mountain Resort Peru, VT
- Caledon Ski Club Ontario, Canada
- Camelback Ski Area Tannersville, PA
- Cataloochee Ski Area Maggie Valley, NC
- Craigleith Ski Club Ontario, Canada
- Deer Valley Park City, UT
- Devil's Glen Ski Area Ontario, Canada
- Elk Mountain Ski Area Union Dale, PA
- Georgian Peaks Club Ontario, Canada
- Glacier Ridge Snow Tubing Spencerport, NY
- Glen Eden Ski Area Ontario, Canada
- Gore Mountain Ski Area North Creek, NY
- Greek Peak Mountain Resort Cortland, NY
- Heavenly Mountain Resort South Lake Tahoe, CA
- Holimont Ski Area Ellicottville, NY
- Hunt Hollow Ski Club Naples, NY
- Jack Frost Ski Resort White Haven, PA
- Jiminy Peak Hancock, MA
- Kangwon Land Ski Resort South Korea
- Killington Resort Killington, VT
- Lakeridge Ski Resort Ontario, Canada
- Laurentian Ski Hill Ontario, Canada
- Massanutten Resort McGaheysville, VA
- Mount Pakenham Ski Resort Ontario, Canada
- Mount Sima Yukon, Canada
- Mountain Creek Resort Vernon, NJ
- Northstar California Truckee, CA
- Oak Mountain Ski Center Speculator, NY
- Okemo Mountain Resort Ludlow, VT
- Osler Bluff Ski Club Ontario, Canada
- Ragged Mountain Resort Danbury, NH
- Ski Big Bear Lackawaxen, PA
- Ski Wentworth Nova Scotia, CA
- Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort Snowbird, UT
- Snow Summit Big Bear Lake, CA
- Snow Valley Resort Ontario, Canada
- Stowe Mountain Resort Stowe, VT
- Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Norden, CA
- Terry Peak Ski Area Lead, SD
- Titus Mountain Family Ski Center Malone, NY
- Thunder Ridge Ski Area Patterson, NY
- Toggenburg Mountain Fabius, NY
- Town of Mapleton Mapleton, ME
- Vail Ski Resort Vail, CO
- Waterville Valley Resort Waterville Valley, NH
- Whiteface Mountain Wilmington, NY
- Whitetail Ski Resort Mercersburg, PA
- Winter Park Resort Winter Park, CO
- Wisp Ski Resort McHenry, MD
- Woods Valley Ski Area Westernville, NY