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its december and i live about 30 minutes from lake tahoe
my house is at 5,500 feet
its december and i just looked at the temperature 55 degrees wtf
im a skier and i really need the snow
hell even cold weather to make snow

so since i have grown tired of waiting for mother nature to do work!
im trying to make a terrain park in my back yard myself
i put carpet on my back hill and as soon as it gets to 30 deg
i turn on my sprinkler lmao trying to make enough ice for a drop in so i can work on
rails with my skis
the temp is going to 24 tonight hopefully i can get enough built up to last through the night


the *** i do when my bike is blown is hilarious  
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hahaha...i hear ya!  i'm a snowboarder and this weather blows.

but one year we were getting antsy to board, so me and a couple friends built a platform with a 6ft drop and a rail and a little kicker out of wood....we then went to the local ice rink and loaded two truck beds full of Zamboni shavings and went to a local park at like...11:30 at night.

set up our platform at the top of the hill with a tarp down to the slope with our little ramp at the end leading on to the rail...shovled all the "snow" on to our "slope" and made our own little jib

but only one person went before my doofus ex boyfriend ate crap on the rail and snapped the hinges...ruined our night....and broke three ribs.  hahaha

but it was cool, snowboarding in So Cal in September....some of my friend goofed around on what was left for a while.

best part, we got it all on video...i'll have to find that.  
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damn woman
is there anything you dont do
scuba diving??

im making ice in my freezer to crush up and put out on my carpet to make it hold up better during the day  
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     Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

don't scuba...can't hold my breath for crap. haha

i do wakeboard though  
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Quazy theres a way to make snow with the garden hose and a small air compressor try to google it. if its cold enough i think u can make it happen.  

yea, it's basically the same process as man made snow on the slopes....just on a smaller more ghetto scale.  it's got to be cold enough though...i don't think 55 is cold enough yet.  
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lmao
yeah i read about that and i just need colder weather
im gonna check that out again and see how expensive that will be  
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it looks like im gonna make some snow

cheap snow machine  
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Atta Boy!    

ml my dad and me did that one we gotta try it we made it last year and fogot to use it so i said lets try it this year  
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yzrider2:
ml my dad and me did that one we gotta try it we made it last year and fogot to use it so i said lets try it this year

Great for at nite when the temps dip down  

tell me how it works out
id liek to know before i buy the components  
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I remember making snow at Mountain High Ski Area in the late 70's (for three ski seasons).  The key is to get the air pressure and water volume combination right.  If the temperature is steady at 28 degrees or colder, you can make decent enough snow, but at 30 or 32 it's tricky.  The humidity needs to be pretty low for it to work at 30 degrees.  If the temperature is dropping through the night you need to adjust the water volume (turn it up) or else all you will be making is mostly air.  If you put too much water on, the snow will be too wet and dense, which is okay for the first night, to make a good base.  The second night you can make the snow a little lighter and more skiable.  If there is a slight wind you can use it to your advantage by spraying the snow into the wind a little bit, and the wind will carry it down slope for you.  Otherwise you need to make piles and keep moving the snow gun throughout the night.  Of course a groomer comes in handy here, to spread the piles for you at the end of the night and level them out for smooth slopes.  
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...we spent more time out tearing up the slopes on the snowmobiles than we did making snow.  We also had the keys to the resort, all the chairlifts, groomers, restaurant, etc.  We made our own course, jumps and all, to run around on during the night between checking the snow guns.  In the morning we'd take the groomers out and smooth out the track so nobody would know...  
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...except one night when we had a powerfailure while on the chairlift between the base lodge and the midway station, too high in the air to jump!  The air compressors shut down, so all we were making for two hours was rain.  We just about ruined two main ski runs that night...  
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