Snowstar update

On the Team Snowstar website, they give a progress report on how/what they are doing, along with some neat photos.  The photo of their climber on a 40 foot tether shows that, on the outside at least, they have a similar design to last year’s entry (though of course there may be changes between now and competition day).

In their latest posting (June 27th), they note:

“In addition to progress on this year’s design, on June 5 we ran the climber in a situation that allowed us to test in real-world conditions, allowing us to refine and verify our design. There are no public test days planned in the near future; however, UBC Snowstar is proud to announce that we will be holding an event on July 21 at Science World. More details will be forthcoming, with instructions on how to get there as the day comes closer.”

Check out their website for more information.

3 thoughts on “Snowstar update

  1. Damir Hot

    Hi all,

    I’d just like to make a note about this year’s vs last year’s design. In short, for 2007 the team has engineered an all-new, significantly different design from that of the 2006 team.

    We have been doing interim testing with the 2006 climber as a mule so that we could learn more about its behaviour on the ribbon, especially in windy conditions. The climber seen on our website update recently is a (heavily) modified version of the 06 chassis and array, with many new or modified parts on it.

    We don’t want to give anything away about the new design quite yet, but I just wanted to confirm that it is indeed a brand-new design – so keep your eyes peeled in the coming month or two.

    Cheers,
    Damir Hot
    Team Captain
    UBC Snowstar

  2. Ted Semon Post author

    Damir, thanks for taking the time to respond and to let the readers know what’s going on. Here’s hoping that you and your team make a very impressive showing in this year’s games…

  3. Damir Hot

    Hi ted:

    My pleasure – thanks for the coverage!

    One other note: the May test was completed on a 180-ft crane provided to us by one of our sponsors; our 40-ft test was the February test, and it was performed indoors at our UBC labs.

    Thanks again.

    Damir

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