Patent ID: 6029468
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A63C,E01C,F25C

Abstract:
A snow forming station for making and/or maintaining snow on a movable base assembly which passes through the snow forming station and including:a base assembly moveable in a loop;a housing having a snow chamber and a return air flow chamber, the snow chamber surrounding a moving section of the moveable base assembly;a refrigerated air supply means for supplying refrigerated air to the snow chamber of the housing;a snow making apparatus for supplying snow to the moving section within the snow chamber, the snow making apparatus being located at an elevated outlet position within the snow chamber; anda recirculating means for recirculating cold air from the return air flow chamber to the refrigerated air supply means and for reconditioning the air to cause entrained snow to precipitate prior to the air returning to the snow chamber.