snowmaking in the back yard

BigPerm

BigPerm

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hey guys, just wondering if anyone has ever tried to make there own snow. how much will it cost, and what materials will i need, and how hard is it.thanks.

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i saw this guy on the news once and he made snow in his back yard. he could make like 3 inches in an hour or something i dunno.

i saw this ad in freeze for a backyard blizzard snowmaking machine but it was like 5000. i dunno dude that would be sweet though. if you find out shout me a holla

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hey, you can make your own snow if you want. You have to have a super high pressure water pump and just sprey if out your roof. You also have to take the hose inside so it doesn't freeze when your done....its not worth it plus your water bill is crazy high

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what if i took all of my neighbor's hoses at night, whare would i get the air compressor, and how loud would this thing be?

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anyone know how much water is needed at the same time does it matter, can i just use a hose?

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can you get an air compressorat a hardware store? if not, where else can you get this thing ireally need snow!!!

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my dad has a high pressure washer, like 2000 psi or so, and was wondering how would i hook that up?

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you can get a compressor at your hardware store or like home depot or something like that, it has to be at least 40 psi. the pressure washer might work or may not, ive never tried it but some people say it works and some dont.

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could i use a power washer? i have one of them.

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help!!!!!! it is like 20 degrees here but no sign of snow, and not expected to come for a while.

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We tried the pressure washer method the other night and it would work except you need to be relatively high up like on your roof and it is hard to control the direction that the 'snow' will fall. We let ours sit on ground-level for about 15 min. and we had a start. The only problems are that you are going to use a lot of water and it will take mass time. I would say that at the rate we were going it would take about 6 hrs. to have something to work with. Also the 'snow' that it makes will be really difficult to shovel and move around. It will probably be more like ice than snow but definetly skiable. Another thing that real snow makers use is a bacteria called SnoMax.... It makes the water freeze at higher temps. and it makes the snow fluffier i believe.

Hope that kinda helps,

Later,

Tad

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I made my own, all you need is a few pipes, and air compressor and a garden hose . with no natural snow its the only way to keep skiing.

Stock list

1. Quick-connect for air hose

2. 3/8' ball valve (female-female)

3. 3/8' x 2' nipple

4. 3/8' T

5. 3/8' x 5' nipple

6. 3/8' pipe cap (drill 3/32' hole for mist to escape)

7. 3/8' 3' nipple

8. 3/8' ball valve (female-female)

9. 3/8' x 6' nipple

10. 1/2' to 3/8' reducer

11. 1/2' x 6' nipple

12. 1/2' - 3/4' hose adapter

 
anyone else got any advice?

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wasn't there a post about this a long time ago and some links...its just like air compressers and water and cold temps and I forget...search the threads

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