Artificial snow wetting apparatus

An artificial snow making apparatus including means for changing artificial snow generated therein to wet snow, comprising:

• a vertical inner cylinder;
• an outer tank around said inner cylinder;
• an air velocity adjusting duct means connected between a top portion of said inner cylinder and an intermediate portion of said inner cylinder for causing air to flow from the top portion of said inner cylinder to said intermediate portion and to flow upwardly in said inner cylinder, said duct means including means therein for adjusting the velocity of the air flowing therethrough for thereby adjusting the velocity of the air flowing in said inner cylinder;
• a cloud making machine and a seeding device connected directly to said vertical inner cylinder at positions between the top portion and said intermediate portion thereof;
• a cooling unit disposed inside said outer tank for cooling air in said outer tank for cooling said inner cylinder;
• a test chamber located below a lower portion of said inner cylinder;
• air channel means disposed in said test chamber and in fluid communication with said lower end of said inner cylinder for receiving snow generated in said inner cylinder;
• a blower means connected to said air channel means for circulating air from said test chamber in a flow direction along an air flow path through said air channel means and for blowing snow generated in said inner cylinder through said air channel means along said air flow path;
• a temperature and humidity control means connected to said air channel means for drawing air from said test chamber and adjusting the temperature and humidity thereof to a temperature and humidity higher than the temperature and humidity of snow generated in said inner cylinder, whereby snow generated in said inner cylinder is changed to wet snow as it passes through said air channel means.