Man made snow is flying in the air at Mt. Abram Ski Slopes in Maine. This is one type of snow gun being used at the bottom of a ski run. Bigger cannons are used higher up the mountain and then they are moved around. When the snow is piled high enough, a big grooming machine drags and pushes the snow into depressions and packs it down to make a nice smooth trail to ski on. The snow gun makes snow from high pressure air and water and with low enough temperature to freeze the atomized water. Its a really cold job and you have to have plenty of smarts and common sense to make it all work night and day. Happy Skiing! Milt
