ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I don't think it was that post, as much as it was this quote (or combination of the 2): 5:51, and it was a joke. How many gallons of water per hour? 220 Indeed. Insinuation was all his. See above. Sharks are circling tonight eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 220? Wow. How many hours total to make what you are striving for? Is the water coming off the town system or do you have a well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 PP for the Devils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 220? Wow. How many hours total to make what you are striving for? Is the water coming off the town system or do you have a well? I can lay down 5-6" an hour, so not many. I have a well, a very fast refilling well...so no worry there. I know people who run all night at 12 GPM, so do the math there...maybe 3000 gallons a night? And they're fine...it's really not as bad as it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Enough to set up a few rails for when I don't feel like driving 20 minutes to the mountain. I'll probably r un for a couple more hours for a 3' base, then maybe run for a couple hours tomorrow night facing the other way for some "landing area" snow. I have a snow gun too that I was going to fire up then I wondered what impact it might have on my temp sensor. That last time I used it I could fill up an area away from where my temp sensor is but I can't do that any more. How much impact would a 2-3'X25'X50' packed power area have? I kind of wish I had it last night...might have made it below 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Maxed out at 20.3F today (unless it creeps back up tonight) Currently 19.0F And nice job with the snow gun Chris Not sure why folks got a problem with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 115 hours put in since December 18th, with 70 of those coming since last Monday. What have you done with yourself since you got back from school? Besides completing workouts under renegade coaches 5 days a week, not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Maxed out at 20.3F today (unless it creeps back up tonight) Currently 19.0F And nice job with the snow gun Chris Not sure why folks got a problem with it I don't think anyone has a problem with it. Quite the contrary as making snow is as weenie as a snow lover can get. Dude is into snow, and it's kind of crazy to see someone making it in their back yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I don't think anyone has a problem with it. Quite the contrary as making snow is as weenie as a snow lover can get. Dude is into snow, and it's kind of crazy to see someone making it in their back yard. I make my living off of snow. My 5 best friends are people I met through skiing or were brought closer to by skiing. I've been all over the place because of snow. I've done things many people will never experience because of snow. If I can make some in my backyard and nerd out, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I wouldn't do it, but to each their own....he's not hurting anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I make my living off of snow. My 5 best friends are people I met through skiing or were brought closer to by skiing. I've been all over the place because of snow. I've done things many people will never experience because of snow. If I can make some in my backyard and nerd out, why not? 13/7, Don't worry about the haters Chris. Have fun dude. I haven't made snow in the yard in years but I might fire up the gun this weekend. I think my daughter will get a real kick out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 13/7, Don't worry about the haters Chris. Have fun dude. I haven't made snow in the yard in years but I might fire up the gun this weekend. I think my daughter will get a real kick out of it. Did you imagineer yours yourself also? I think half the fun is making it...wouldn't be able to buy one I don't think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Did you imagineer yours yourself also? I think half the fun is making it...wouldn't be able to buy one I don't think. If I had a sloped yard I probably would fire one up myself so the kids could sled. When I was a young weenie about 5 or 6 years old, I used to try and make snow with a spray bottle filled with water when the temp got down to zero, didnt work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think it's pretty hilarious/awesome/:weenie: that you guys both are so into the skiing and snow making. I'm sure the vultures would love to make a parody of this whole thread of snow making, there's a lot of great material. Just curious though is the snow quality similar to what is made on the mountain or does it depend more on what it's like outside? I make my living off of snow. My 5 best friends are people I met through skiing or were brought closer to by skiing. I've been all over the place because of snow. I've done things many people will never experience because of snow. If I can make some in my backyard and nerd out, why not? 13/7, Don't worry about the haters Chris. Have fun dude. I haven't made snow in the yard in years but I might fire up the gun this weekend. I think my daughter will get a real kick out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 If I had a sloped yard I probably would fire one up myself so the kids could sled. When I was a young weenie about 5 or 6 years old, I used to try and make snow with a spray bottle filled with water when the temp got down to zero, didnt work Last winter, we had gotten to below 5 below a few times (including one while I was at my school). I did the old cup of hot water thrown in the air trick. Works nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think it's pretty hilarious/awesome/ that you guys both are so into the skiing and snow making. I'm sure the vultures would love to make a parody of this whole thread of snow making, there's a lot of great material. Just curious though is the snow quality similar to what is made on the mountain or does it depend more on what it's like outside? The setup Chris is making looks like it has a similar valve/nozzle at the end to some of the tower guns I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 I don't think anyone has a problem with it. Quite the contrary as making snow is as weenie as a snow lover can get. Dude is into snow, and it's kind of crazy to see someone making it in their back yard. Sort of surprised Blizz doesn't make it. He piles up 10 foot snowbanks with a shovel, but chucks weenies at those who play with compressed air and water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think it's pretty hilarious/awesome/ that you guys both are so into the skiing and snow making. I'm sure the vultures would love to make a parody of this whole thread of snow making, there's a lot of great material. Just curious though is the snow quality similar to what is made on the mountain or does it depend more on what it's like outside? Well it depends...tonight I tried to go for quantity, not quality...hence my 2'+ pile in a little less than 4 hours lol. If I mount the gun at the top of my tower (20') and there isn't a lot of wind and the WB is below 15 or so, it will be pretty dry snow. I had the gun mounted about 5' up today and the snow quality was wet, but not so wet that you could squeeze it and water would come out. I'd say it's pretty similar to mountain man made. The science is exactly the same as a mountain's tower gun. You have bulk water nozzles (mine has two) which are atomized by pressures around 450 PSI. Then, you have an internally mixing nucleator nozzle which has 90 PSI of air and some water for the air to attach to. That mixes externally with the two bulk water nozzles and supercools it. In the above photo, the two bulk nozzles are seen on the left. He put a valve to select whether to run one or both nozzles. That inlet on the top right is water only. On the bottom, he has his nucleator nozzle with a needle valve to control the amount of water which is allowed in to mix with the air. On the bottom center is his air in line. His nucleator I believe is a "Hago" on the bottom left. I believe it's a furnace nozzle. that's an externally mixing nuc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Nobody but nobody makes snow like Midlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I make my living off of snow. My 5 best friends are people I met through skiing or were brought closer to by skiing. I've been all over the place because of snow. I've done things many people will never experience because of snow. If I can make some in my backyard and nerd out, why not? Making snow is great...my compressor crapped out after a few winters...probably haven't done it in 10 yrs or so but it was always a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Making snow is great...my compressor crapped out after a few winters...probably haven't done it in 10 yrs or so but it was always a good time. Jaime Midlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Midlo does well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Jaime Midlo I probably could have made a pile that big by tomorrow night if I had actually run for more than a few hours here and there. An overnight run tonight and tomorrow would have undoubtedly yielded a pile like that. I made about 1.5' in 4 hours. Do the math on 24 hours worth of running. Bout 9' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 In the above photo, the two bulk nozzles are seen on the left. He put a valve to select whether to run one or both nozzles. That inlet on the top right is water only. On the bottom, he has his nucleator nozzle with a needle valve to control the amount of water which is allowed in to mix with the air. On the bottom center is his air in line. His nucleator I believe is a "Hago" on the bottom left. I believe it's a furnace nozzle. that's an externally mixing nuc. That does look like a hago nozzle. Nice job on the gun! FTW, the compressed air hits the misting water droplets coming out of the nozzle. Since the droplets are under pressure, they supercool when they hit atmospheric pressure and the compressed air. That forms a ice crystal nuclei. The same happens with the pressurized water coming out of the top nozzle and when they combine, you have snow. Like Chris said, depending on the WB and hang time, you can have wet or powder snow. I used to crank mine up when I lived at a different house just have the last snow around. May snow anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Jaime Midlo lol That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 That does look like a hago nozzle. Nice job on the gun! FTW, the compressed air hits the misting water droplets coming out of the nozzle. Since the droplets are under pressure, they supercool when they hit atmospheric pressure and the compressed air. That forms a ice crystal nuclei. The same happens with the pressurized water coming out of the top nozzle and when they combine, you have snow. Like Chris said, depending on the WB and hang time, you can have wet or powder snow. I used to crank mine up when I lived at a different house just have the last snow around. May snow anyone? That's not my gun, I have an internally mixing nuc. But yeah...the air rapidly expands when it decompresses and cools right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 That's not my gun, I have an internally mixing nuc. But yeah...the air rapidly expands when it decompresses and cools right? That's the general idea. That's why you can't just use the pressure washer or spray a fine mist into the air...you'll just make ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 That's the general idea. That's why you can't just use the pressure washer or spray a fine mist into the air...you'll just make ice! I think airless snowmaking is possible around -20 FWIW lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 High school student died tonight at ski ward apparently falling off a ski lift. Scary stuff. RIP. 22F and overcast here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 well look at the delmarva getting a nice WAA thump...wish that were us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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