Why cant bear make snow while its snowing?

[JibHonk]

it was just snowing pretty heavily in lower macungie(ten minutes from where bear is) and i was jsut wondering if there was a significant difference in the temperature at which snow falls and the temperature in which snow can be made...i know humidity plays a role but according the WFMZ.COM it is 31 degrees with the temperature not gettin over 32 until 2 P.M. wednesday and the humidity is between 50% 69% and according to bears snowmaking chart that is in the yellow zone(marginal snow making) so is there like something i'm not taking into consideration

Edited December 4, 2007 by Youngbloodz

[snowboarddude]

them not wanting to blow water like they did a week ago

 

that didn't turn out good bc was a sheet of ice

 

 

 

other then that i can't think of a reason other then water but i know bear has plenty of that

[toast21602]

a lot can factor in to snow making. I present you, Exhibit A

[Papasteeze]

The water and air temp at thier pump house plays a big part. I don't know if they run chillers but I seem to remember a problem with pond temperatures last year?

[GNU_rider]

Well the water temp. problem was supposedly solved by the addition of fountains to circulate the water and expose it to cold air, but that's all that I know about that but as toast dropped that chart you might get why they wouldn't make snow during a natural snow fall.

[stever2003]

The water and air temp at thier pump house plays a big part. I don't know if they run chillers but I seem to remember a problem with pond temperatures last year?

they have the fountains that aerate the water if the ambient temp is lower than the water temp.

[b0arderb0y123]

this could be a wild guess but the air up there liek 1000s of feet up is alot colder and so the snow forms there and comes down here and here the air here isnt as cold which in turn the pond isnt as cold plus its much bigger and thus much longer to become cold so basically the H2O here isnt as cold as the H2O up there ... but im really jsut guessing here

[Bobert540]

Yes they are....They have been since 8pm I believe.

Edited December 5, 2007 by Bobert540

[A_B]

I was there at 830 and they were blowing

[JibHonk]

yooo grilledsteeze u got a new gf i see shes a little sexier than the old arab lady

[JibHonk]

Hell yeah..you know what they say...the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice..

lmfao

[twist0pher]

from the looks of the chart and the PREDICTED weather looks like bear could start up the guns in a few ours and go well into tomorrow. seems like the weather is good just depends on creek. :wiggle

[mollyskeez]

from the looks of the chart and the PREDICTED weather looks like bear could start up the guns in a few ours and go well into tomorrow. seems like the weather is good just depends on creek. :wiggle

they are blowing now but yeah i think they will go into tom.

Edited December 5, 2007 by MISSDEMEANOR

[twist0pher]

they are blowing now but yeah i think they will go into tom.

 

very good to hear. ill check the cams now.

[DaylightAgain]

they've been blowing since last night, almost non-stop.