Picture of the Avalanche Snowmaker Running

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Here is a nice shot a customer sent to us of the Avalanche Snowmaker running and making snow during first 10 minutes of snowmaking.

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Video From Noel in SC

Noel in South Carolina sent us this video showing the pressure washer snowmaker he made from our plans and nozzles. You can check it out on YouTube by following this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpXPJjCC7q8

Check out our website to view all of our home snowmaking products to make your own real snow right in your own backyard!

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Difference Betwen Excel Series and Original Series Snowmakers

We have had several people ask us what the difference is between the Excel Series and Original Series Snowmakers. The only difference between the two series is the stand set up. The Excel Series snowmakers have the snowmaker mounted directly to a quad-pod stand. The Original Series Snowmakers house the snowmaking components inside a tower and use a four legged stand.

Both the Excel Series Snowmakers and Original Series Snowmakers have the same features and benefits. Some people prefer the look of a "ski resort style" snowmaker so they prefer the Original Series Snowmakers. To others who don't care what the snowmaker looks like, they prefer the Excel Series because of the lower price. The Excel Series Snowmakers have a lower price than the Original Series Snowmakers because they are less labor intensive for us to manufacture, and we can pass that savings onto you.

The Original Series Snowmakers were the first style of snowmakers we had available, hence the name "Original Series".

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Free Shipping on All Fully Assembled Snowmakers

In order to kick off the busy holiday shopping season, we will be offering FREE SHIPPING on all of our fully assembled snowmakers that are shipped within the USA. The sale will end Monday 11/30/09 at midnight.

Depending on which snowmaker you purchase you can save $25 to $40 with our free shipping offer. As always we will be shipping right up until Christmas. The last day to place an order for any of our products for delivery by Christmas is 12/23/09 at noon. Orders placed on 12/23/09 will need to be shipped either USPS EXPRESS MAIL or FEDEX Next Day Air to guarantee delivery by Christmas Eve, the last shipping day before Christmas.

Your best bet is to place your order EARLY to avoid the busy holiday rush if you want your snowmaker to arrive before Christmas.

From all of us at SnowStorm Snowmaking, have a safe and wonderful holiday season!

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Pics From Bill in Indiana

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Bill from Indiana purchased a Vector Snowmaker from us back in December. Here are some of the pics that Bill sent to us of the snow he and his son made. Thanks, Bill, for sending us your pictures!

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More Pics From Mike In PA

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Earlier this month Mike from Pennsylvania sent us some pictures of the snow he made with his snowmaker. His goal was to make enough snow to create a backyard terrain park. His new pictures show us the early stages of his backyard terrain park. He says that there was some natural snow he used, but most of it came from the snowmaker.

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It's Not too Late!

If you would like to order any of our snowmakers or kits for Christmas, you still have some time left. You can order up until Tuesday at 1PM (ET)for guaranteed next day delivery on all in stock items.

If you would like to make sure your order arrives for Christmas, please email us with your zip code for an expedited shipping quote and which item(s) you would like to order. We will verify that we have the item(s) in stock and if we can guarantee delivery by Christmas.

Happy Holidays!

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Accent your Holiday Lights With Snow!

Want to make your Holiday light display really stand out this year? Our home snowmakers create the perfect touch for every outdoor light display. If your yard is the only yard with snow in town, you can almost guarantee getting your house featured on your local news station.

If Mother Nature won't provide you with a White Christmas, make your own with one of our snowmakers!

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Home Snowmaking in Windy Conditions

Making snow in windy conditions is difficult for a wide variety of reasons. While you may not think 10 to 15 mph wind is much, it certainly is for snowmaking. Making snow in windy conditions is difficult even for the most experienced snowmaker. In fact some people who are avid home snowmakers won't even bother setting up their snowmaking equipment if the wind is over 10mph. We received a lot of emails over the weekend about wind so we have compiled the following tips to help you make snow in windy conditions.

The biggest problem with making snow in windy conditions is getting the snow to go where you want it to go. Even when the wind is at 0 mph you will notice the mist from the snowgun just hangs in the air until it falls to the ground. This is known as cure time and it is during this phase of the snowmaking process that the water freezes into snow. If the wind is at 5 mph, you will notice that the mist travels a distance away from the snowmaker. With winds at 15 mph the snow travels even farther away. This is primarily why experienced home snowmakers won't make snow in windy conditions. The snow they are making just blows away and goes into their neighbor's yard.

If you visit a ski resort you will notice most of the snowmakers are mounted on towers that range anywhere from 10 to 40 feet in height. This is to give the mist from the snowmaker increased cure time and allow the snowmaker to make the highest quality snow possible. The main reason why resort snowmakers have to be mounted high off the ground is because they flow a high volume of water. Since home snowmakers don't flow as much water, they can be mounted much lower to the ground. The lower a snowmaker is to the ground, the better it will perform in windy conditions. Some ski resorts lower the tower snowmakers to the ground so that they are just hovering over the trail in windy conditions. If they didn't the snow wouldn't get on the trail and it would go elsewhere.

The best tip we can give you for snowmaking in windy conditions is to not fight the wind. You will lose and your snowmaking experience will not be pleasant. If you position the snowmaker so that the wind pushes the mist back onto the snowmaker, you will eventually cause ice to build up on the snowmaker, and thus freeze up your nozzles. When this happens you have to wait for your snowmaker to thaw before you can make snow. So always position the snowmaker so that the wind doesn't push the mist back onto the snowmaker.

Another problem is having the wind not allow the nucleation nozzle mist to mix with the bulk water mist. If this happens, you will not make snow, but ice. External mix snowmakers are very difficult to make snow with in windy conditions because the nucleation nozzle setup sprays a VERY narrow mist. When the wind hits it, the mist often times blows around the snowmaker so that it doesn't mix with the bulk water nozzles. While our internal mix snowmakers often do better in windy conditions, they can do the same thing.

Even if the nucleation nozzle mist is mixing with the bulk water nozzles if the wind just pushes the mist to the ground before it freezes you will just make ice. Often times you will notice ice on the ground all around the snowmaker and snow on the ground a distance from the snowmaker. This is because the wind pushed all the mist to the ground before it had time to freeze and the only mist that froze into snow was the mist that traveled a distance away from the snowmaker.

While it may sound difficult to make snow in windy conditions, it's not impossible to do. Our advice to you is if you have trouble making snow in windy conditions that you just wait until the wind dies down. We guarantee your home snowmaking experience will be much more enjoyable and pleasant.


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After Hours Customer Service Reminder

As temperatures start to drop across the US most of our customers are heading out to make snow with their snowmakers. As a reminder you can always email us after hours if you ever have any questions about your snowmaker or need help if you are having trouble making snow. Even on weekends and holidays, someone is always checking our main email address to answer any questions you have.


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We Want to Hear From You!

SnowStorm Snowmaking is looking for some input from both its current customers and potential customers. Here are some things we are looking for:

What kind of products would you like to see SnowStorm Snowmaking develop... Backyard terrain park supplies, rope tow lift, new snowmakers etc.

What are your reasons for not purchasing a home snowmaker... The cost for the snowmaker? The cost for the compressor or pump? The cost of electricity or gasoline? Just don't like snow?

How can we improve our existing home snowmaking products?

What are your questions on the environmental impact associated with snowmaking?

Any other questions you may have regarding making snow can be sent to us as well.

If you would like to submit any information to to the above questions, feel free to email us at contact@snowstormsnowmaking.com

Thanks for all your help! We are working hard to make our products better for you and bring you new products that you want.

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February is here

February is now upon us. We had a fantastic and busy January for sure here at SnowStorm Snowmaking. It was nice to hear back from customers who bought snowmakers from us and were able to make snow for the first time in January.

Although winter is halfway through this month, there is still time to get snowmaking gear to make snow at home this winter. We had put the Avalanche Snowmaker on our site late Monday afternoon and had to take it off our site by Tuesday morning because of the large amount of orders received from it again! We should be able to have plenty in stock for our second time around that we don't incur a backorder so quickly. The Avalanche Snowmaker is shaping up to be our best selling snowmaker this year (or all time for that matter)!

Keep checking us out here and on the website for information when the Avalanche Snowmaker is back in stock. If you see it back online and want it, order it soon in case there is another backorder!

Keep thinking cold and keep thinking snow!

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New option for snowmaking kits

Last season SnowStorm Snowmaking introduced home snowmaking kits for the first time. These kits contained all the plumbing fittings, special adapters, snowmaking nozzles, and everything else needed to assemble a homemade snowmaker. The purpose of the kits was to offer an alternative to customers who wanted to make snow at home, but couldn't afford to invest in a professionally built, assembled home snowmaker. They were also offered to those who wanted to learn more about snowmaking in depth by assembling their own snowmaker to see just how exactly snowmaking works.

Along with all our products, the kits have proven to be very successful to us. We have often received emails from customers and prospective customers regarding having the snowmaker assembled by us and then shipping it to them. Mainly because they were unsure if they would assemble it correctly or just didn't have the time to assemble the snowmaker.

For awhile we held off on the idea as we wanted to keep the prices low on the kits, as that was the main purpose of them. As time went on the requests kept coming to us so now we have made it an option. For an additional fee, we can now assemble your homemade snowmaker from your kit for you. The option is still there to purchase just the kit unassembled at the original price. Assembly rates vary on which kit you choose, so please consult the kits page of our website for the assembly fees.

As always we highly encourage you to assemble your own snowmaker in order to save money. It's fast and simple. If you can look at a picture and thread pieces together, then you can assemble our kits without any problems! But if you still want us to assemble the snowmaker for you, the option is now there.

This is the perfect example of how our customers continue to help us grow and bring better and more exciting things into the home snowmaking scene. If you ever have any suggestions for any of products, or a new product idea, please don't hesitate to contact us with your suggestion!

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