Snow Dragon: winter houdini: ice-melting machine makes fast work of snow in most extreme conditions.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Author: Grenn, Ben
• Date: 01 February 2008

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We're not blowing hot air when we say we melt snow faster than anyone else, said Snow Dragon President John Allin.

The Snow Dragon is the latest piece of equipment in snow-melting technology to hit the streets and roads in Alaska.

Snow-melting technology is not new, but relatively speaking, the Snow Dragon is. Largely started more than 30 years ago, the technology has grown in today's Snow Dragon, which was born a little more than five years ago. The Snow Dragon has only been in Alaska for a year.

The machine is designed for use at strip malls, schools and parking lots and is the ideal configuration for landscapers and contractors. The Snow Dragon (SND900 Model) is capable of melting 240 cubic yards of snow per hour or the equivalent of 12 to 14 tandem truckloads per hour.

"Snow is not our biggest challenge. Our biggest obstacle is educating the public about how environmentally safe the Snow Dragon really is," said Allin...