How Ski Areas Make Snow

[@snowlans6720]

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!!

[@EatsLikeADuck]

@@snowlans6720 I did the same thing back in 2005. My wife thought I was nuts. We aren't married anymore

[@snowlans6720]

@EatsLikeADuck Nuts!? How about awesome! Not everyday that you can tell someone that you can make snow

[@MidwestSkiers]

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Always love nerding out a bit 🤓

[@EatsLikeADuck]

Nice to see Wachusett Mountain making a sneak peak in the video. Best snowmakers in the world, followed closely behind by Perfect North.

[@paulblichmann2791]

🎶"WAAAAAH-wa-wa-chusett"🎶

[@heathdalton8972]

Learned alot .....thamks, was trying to figure those snowcats out as i went up the lifts..

[@hillsandstreams8152]

Great series! Love the detail, look forward to more.

[@MidwestSkiers]

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it

[@gregholl5011]

Great. I've always been interested in this but especially since I became a lift operator! I want to see more snowmaking!

[@MidwestSkiers]

Snowmaking is pretty dang cool. Not many industries say they can recreate mother nature’s power 🙃

[@daniellewis1789]

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.

[@MidwestSkiers]

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)

[@daniellewis1789]

@@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.

[@MidwestSkiers]

@@daniellewis1789 🙏👊🙏

[@maness2112]

Looking like another slow start to the midwest season.

[@halloweenhauntman]

Can’t wait for more snowmaking videos

[@MeMeagain-q7u]

Yay new video!!!!!!!!

[@michaellurie9138]

Belleayre does a great job.

[@stevewitman]

Great video!

[@brianhawes1475]

Great job

[@evanfinch4987]

Killer video man!

[@evanfinch4987]

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.

[@danm5023]

Great vid, thanks 👍

[@MidwestSkiers]

Glad you liked it!

[@jplpagan]

awesome

[@jonathancook4022]

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 ???

[@daniellewis1789]

Typically you'd measure snow in acre-feet.

[@maness2112]

There are too many variables for one answer.

[@JollyLamaCom]

Mother nature makes the best snow, but in second place is Nubs Nob.

[@JJVig1234]

How do you afford to make these videos? Is this full time or do you have another job?

[@paulblichmann2791]

What they call snow, isn't. It's tiny ice shards. But it's a whole lot better than nothing.

[@MidwestSkiers]

All snow is made up of tiny ice crystals.

[@daniellewis1789]

Most snow isn't Disney six sided snowflakes either.