Stone Mountain Park, after lots of criticism, canceled a 400-foot-long and 200 foot wide ski slope attraction last year. The Park had already invested some $5 million in the venture and the purchase of snow-making equipment. The problem with this venture was not the marketing, but the business model's key ingredient. The park was going to use 1 million gallons of tap water to make snow.

However, it's back this year with a new twist. They are no longer going to use tap water. They are going to pump water from Stone Mountain Lake, treat it and then make snow. Melted snow will be returned to the lake via storm line drainage.

Cool. 

Will nucleation chemicals be added to the machine made snow? If so, will these be removed (at huge expense) before the water is returned to the lake? If not, ...