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Celebrate the end of summer with snow at Ober Gatlinburg

It will be snowing this Labor Day weekend at Ober Gatlinburg.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Nothing says Labor Day like... snow??

You can celebrate the unofficial ending of summer with a taste of winter this weekend at Ober Gatlinburg.

Ober will be making SNOW to cool folks off this holiday weekend, starting Friday and running through Monday.

You'll be able to make snowmen or have a snowball fight at the bottom of Ober's Tubing Park and it's free!! 

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On Saturday, August 31, singer/guitarist Nygel Bounds will also be playing a free concert from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. near the designated Snow Play area.

But doesn't it have to be cold to make snow?

Actually, Ober has a refrigerated snow making system called Snow Magic that can produce snow at above freezing temperatures. 

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Here's how Ober describes the system:

"Unlike the traditional ski slope snowmaking system (wide coverage and air temperature dependent), the Snow Magic machines put out an already frozen "snow product" which looks, feels and behaves the same as natural snowfall. This means the snow conditions can be "controlled" to a point, allowing Ober Gatlinburg to host a fun snow-filled summer event and allow a planned opening date for Snow Tubing this year on November 23, 2019."

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