Here's a link to an article which provides a nice overview of the snow making process:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/snow-maker.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Bachmeier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: [XC] making snow at Elver Park? > Mike Ivey brought up the subject of generating interest in snow making > at Elver Park at last night's MadNorSki meeting...and as I cycled home > from said meeting, I thought that we should try to keep some momentum > going on this idea. > > I talked a bit today to a co-worker who helps with the snow making > activities at Blackhawk Ski Club. As one would expect, snow making > like they do at the downhill places is complicated and expensive, > with the major concerns being: > > * water source > > * high-pressure pump(s) > > * piping > > * snow guns > > However, if we try to keep it simple and small-scale, I think adding > *some* snow making capability at Elver is possible. If MadNorSki has > some money in the bank, and if there is support from Madison Parks, > let's capitalize on these positives. We'd probably need MadNorSki > volunteers to operate the snow making equipment, but I think there > are enough of us (myself included) who would gladly do so if it meant > skiing earlier, better, and longer at Elver. > > With our limited monetary resources, we might be restricted to > low-tech devices like the "Backyard Blizzard" > > http://www.backyardblizzard.com > > At $2000 each, though, perhaps we could set up a network of 3 to 5 > of these units to blow some snow around the flats at Elver. I doubt > we could set something up to cover the wooded trail sections, but > maybe we could also blow a snow pile to be used for filling in > bare spots and whatnot in other sections of the Elver trail. > Just having a narrow oval track of reliable snow would please a lot > of folks in snow-lean times like these. > > Anyway, these are my fleeting thoughts so far on the Elver Snow > Making Idea. Perhaps MadNorSki has already done feasibility studies > in the past -- I'm relatively new to the Club, so I don't know. > But if some sort of Ad Hoc "Snow Making Committee" is needed to > look into this further, I'm willing to volunteer... > > -Scott > > -- > Scott Bachmeier University of Wisconsin - Madison / SSEC / CIMSS > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~scottb > _______________________________________________ > http:www.MadNorSki.org > XC mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/xc > _______________________________________________ http:www.MadNorSki.org XC mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/xc
