Apparatus for making snow

Abstract

A snow making tower comprising an upright elongated tower conduit having air and water supply connections at the bottom end and at least one fluid discharge nozzle at the upper end for making snow in freezing ambient conditions, and an upright support pole having a bottom end anchored in the ground surface for supporting the tower conduit. Spaced upper and lower tower supports protrude in the same direction from a side of the support pole for supporting the tower conduit. The upper support includes a hoop laterally extending from the pole and having a minimum inner diameter which is sufficient whereby the tower conduit may be readily slid upwardly through the hoop with clearance, and the lower support includes a support arm laterally extending from the pole and supports the tower conduit for axial rotation thereon. The lower support includes an upturned L-bracket protruding from the support pole and a downturned L-pipe protruding from the tower conduit and having a downturned portion which is coaxially received over the upturned portion of the upturned L-bracket for axial rotation of the downturned pipe portion on this upturned bracket portion.

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