Point of order, you've missed the SMI/MSI 320, an airless family of snowmakers still used across the Midwest. It dates back to the 70s but was in production into the 2000s. These use a spinning alloy blade to mechanically shear water drops, throw the water forward, and simultaneously provide a surface to nucleate the water on. If you see an exposed pinwheel looking snowgun, it's probably one of these. Swiss Valley has several and Shanty Creek has a couple left, and I'm sure other areas around the Midwest also have many still kicking.
Totally - but focusing on current production snowmaking machines! I think Devils Head has about 200+ 320-style machines (they aren’t full scale 320s but a smaller custom version)
@@MidwestSkiers There's enough still in circulation that a brief mention might have been nice, alongside the airless sticks. I do appreciate seeing the Swiss Valley pumproom in the lineup - if you want to talk more in depth about our snowmaking or snowmaking generally, shoot me a message.
I feel like this might be one of the better snowmaking videos on YT--maybe one to promote. You have great production and concise, accurate, and smooth explanations. Hope to see you at Crystal Ridge this year--I'll be on some minty Dyanmic VR27s with Look Pivot 15 bindings.
Awesome video Matt, coming from a person who made their own snowmaker. You covered everything and even got technical with the terms, I love it!!
@@snowlans6720 I did the same thing back in 2005. My wife thought I was nuts.
We aren't married anymore
@EatsLikeADuck Nuts!? How about awesome! Not everyday that you can tell someone that you can make snow
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Always love nerding out a bit 🤓
Looking like another slow start to the midwest season.
Nice to see Wachusett Mountain making a sneak peak in the video. Best snowmakers in the world, followed closely behind by Perfect North.
🎶"WAAAAAH-wa-wa-chusett"🎶
Can’t wait for more snowmaking videos
Great video!
Yay new video!!!!!!!!
Great. I've always been interested in this but especially since I became a lift operator!
I want to see more snowmaking!
Snowmaking is pretty dang cool. Not many industries say they can recreate mother nature’s power 🙃
Great job
Belleayre does a great job.
Point of order, you've missed the SMI/MSI 320, an airless family of snowmakers still used across the Midwest. It dates back to the 70s but was in production into the 2000s. These use a spinning alloy blade to mechanically shear water drops, throw the water forward, and simultaneously provide a surface to nucleate the water on. If you see an exposed pinwheel looking snowgun, it's probably one of these. Swiss Valley has several and Shanty Creek has a couple left, and I'm sure other areas around the Midwest also have many still kicking.
Totally - but focusing on current production snowmaking machines! I think Devils Head has about 200+ 320-style machines (they aren’t full scale 320s but a smaller custom version)
@@MidwestSkiers There's enough still in circulation that a brief mention might have been nice, alongside the airless sticks.
I do appreciate seeing the Swiss Valley pumproom in the lineup - if you want to talk more in depth about our snowmaking or snowmaking generally, shoot me a message.
@@daniellewis1789 🙏👊🙏
Great vid, thanks 👍
Glad you liked it!
awesome
Killer video man!
I feel like this might be one of the better snowmaking videos on YT--maybe one to promote. You have great production and concise, accurate, and smooth explanations. Hope to see you at Crystal Ridge this year--I'll be on some minty Dyanmic VR27s with Look Pivot 15 bindings.
Mother nature makes the best snow, but in second place is Nubs Nob.
I want to see some figures - how much power and water is used…..how much does it cost to make 100 m3 of snow @ -10oc ???
Typically you'd measure snow in acre-feet.
There are too many variables for one answer.
How do you afford to make these videos? Is this full time or do you have another job?
What they call snow, isn't. It's tiny ice shards. But it's a whole lot better than nothing.
All snow is made up of tiny ice crystals.
Most snow isn't Disney six sided snowflakes either.