Gunde Svan auctions snowmaking machine, Digi Mart USA News (Sweden): Gunde Svan has had enough after 15 years. He is now auctioning off the snowmaking machine that he and his son Ferry spent a great deal of time and effort converting into a modern version.
The machine is being sold through the auction platform Klaravik. The leading bid currently stands at 185,000 Swedish kronor and also has a connection to another ski legend.
“The tracks that are on it now I actually found in Thomas Wassberg’s garage. He had them on his own snowmaking machine, and they allow the machine to make snow much earlier than is possible with ordinary tracks,” Gunde Svan said in a press release.
It remains unclear how Thomas Wassberg’s tracks first ended up in Gunde’s possession. Svensk Dam magazine called the beloved ski legend to clarify the matter.
“Well, Gunde already had the machine that is now for sale. We are in contact sometimes.
I realized I had the same machine and had track belts for it. There is nothing more to it than that,” Thomas Wassberg said.
Asked whether he remembered having these tracks on his own snowmaking machine, Wassberg was not quoted answering directly. Asked whether Gunde should have kept the machine as a memento after 15 years, Wassberg said it was difficult to say and that it was up to Gunde, adding that he had no strong opinion on the matter.
Asked who would win a snowmaking machine contest between the two of them instead of on the ski track, Wassberg said it was hard to say and declined to speculate.
