Hello to everyone. I am new at the snowmaking business, but am anxious to learn. I have a large pond that is waiting to be tapped, and a 2" gas pump that I'm hoping to add to the mix. I'll have lots of questions so I hope that none of them sound dumb.

chances are you'll be making a ton of snow by the time it gets cold enough

youre lucky with that pond!

welcome to the forums

what part of michigna are you in?

I live just outside of a little town called Port Huron. We are about one hour north of Detroit. It always seems to be cold enough, there is just never enough snow.

Oh, I know where that is. I'm down between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.

Welcome aboard w8tn4snow

Your questions are welcome!

However, many newbie questions have already been asked here at one point or another. If you want to earn a star for your forehead (don't we all), do a little reading and searching here first.

Any plans for the snow, or you into making snow "just because I can"?

Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo eh? You probably get more snow than we do. I think you might be in that snow belt out there.

Anywho, I plan on making snow so that my kids can practice skiing down the hill at our house.

Im in the Clarkston area. Do you know where that is? Welcome to the forum.

I know exactly where Clarkston is. Have some family that lives out by Davidson, not to far from where you are. You probably experience a similar amount of snow that we do....not much.

Port Huron? One time on my way back from the UP, I stayed at a Holiday Inn in Port Huron. There happened to be a huge wedding reception going on, and I was hanging out in the bar, partying with the wedding people. I drank so many Heinekens that later that night (actually earlier the next morning), after I went to bed, I got up and thought I was going to the bathroom and ended up locking myself out of my room, in the hallway, in my underwear.

Whoops, that had to be a sight to sore eyes. How long till you got back into the room?

I wrapped myself up with a newspaper I found in the hall, and snuck down to the front desk for a spare key - boy, were they giving me some weird looks!

Were you there alone, or was there anybody else in the room.

I hope your planning on having a 185cfm Air compressor on that or else it won't work...

Grand Rapids...all my relatives live there. Maybe when I come up for the holidays I'll have to stop by and check out the setup!

Welcome! Michigan gets those cold temps but I think don't you guys get the wind from the lake?

I'm on the border on where the lake effect snow stops, which really sucks.

I am also a newbie.....From Detroit, with a fan gun in the works.....

I am on a quest for the pressure pumpless fan gun under 150$..........There must be a way its America after all

There was a way. I think it worked pretty nice. All except for the fat caps.