Loveland Has Begun Making Snow!

Yes friends, it is true, the snowmaking seasons has begun...albeit above 10,000 feet. Last night Loveland Ski Area in Colorado fired up the guns to gear up for one of their ridiculously early openings once again.

If all goes as planned they should open up during the first week or two of October with a base of about 15". To check out the webcam of their guns in action (or at least the resulting snow at the point), visit the link below.

Loveland Webcam

Before and After Slideshow

One of my favorite things about home snowmaking is the classic before and after shot. Nowhere is the difference more stark and obvious than with home snowmaking! Here is a little highlight reel of a few before and after shots we actually remembered to take during our snowmaking adventrues last year.



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The Loveland Snowmaking Countdown Has Begun!

Loveland Ski Area near Georgetown Colorado is famous for ridiculously early openings...usually within the first two weeks of October. And how do they do it? Snowmaking. They use a combination of traditional air/water guns with Lenko fan guns to open a good sized run down the right side of their mountain.


The countdown has begun again...they plan on starting their snowmaking efforts in just 22 days on September 24th! Snowmaking season is nearly upon us friends!

Special Thank you to All Second Nature Snowmakers!

I just wanted to give a special thank you to everyone that has helped make Second Nature Snowmaking a success! Four years ago I took my passion for snowmaking and created the first, affordable line of home snowmaking equipment in the world. Now, hundreds and hundreds of snowmaking enthusiasts have been able to give their families the gift of snow when they wouldn't have been able to afford it beforehand.

This business really is a dream come true. I love snowmaking and I love helping other get started in this fun, exciting hobby. Just yesterday a friend asked me about my business and I bubbled over with enthusiasm as I told her how exciting it is the first time I make snow each year...anxiously waiting by the thermometer for the temperatures to drop low enough to start blowing snow (p.s. just 2.5 months till snowmaking season!).

The '08-'09 season is shaping up to be a great one and I look forward to helping even more people get started in the greatest hobby in the world...home snowmaking!

Snowmaking Science Fair Project

Kurt Renn, a home snowmaker that got his start with Second Nature Snowmaking sent in a video of the snowmaking system he tweaked and tested as part of a science fair project for his kids. He recently sent in a video of his snowmaking blowing out the white stuff. You can check out the video by clicking the link below.

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Husky Snow!

Jeff from West Columbia, SC sent in this pic today of his latest snowmaking adventure and a picture of Jeff and his husky on top of a 2'ft mound they made on 1/20/08.

The CarTow - Portable Rope Tow

We were digging out the CarTow this week as a big storm rolled in and though we would dig out some footy one of the days we set it up last year. Hope you enjoy!

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