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Traditionally, the Snow King line of engines had powered more snowthrowers than all other brands combined. [14] LCT's horizontal 4-stroke gasoline engine product offering was extended by this agreement, and allowed CPC and LCT to provide single cylinder and V-twin vertical engines to outdoor power equipment manufacturers.
Ariens Company entered the snow thrower market at the urging of an Ariens distributor in the Northeast who wanted a two-stage snow thrower for home snow removal. Product design began on December 15, 1959, and by March 1960, a prototype was complete.
Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliability of their snow cover and to extend their ski seasons from late autumn to early spring.
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Blowing snow [1] is snow lifted from the surface by the wind, at eye level (1.8 m or 6 ft) or more, [2] that will reduce visibility. Blowing snow can come from falling snow or snow that already accumulated on the ground but is picked up and blown about by strong winds. It is one of the classic requirements for a blizzard. Its METAR code is BLSN.
Alternative names for snow rollers include: snow bales, [3] snow donuts, snownuts and wind snowballs. [2] Unlike snowballs made by people, snow rollers are typically cylindrical in shape, and are often hollow since the inner layers, [ 2 ] which are the first layers to form, are weak and thin compared to the outer layers.
It is believed that snow frequently forms and falls out within "short" distances - say hundreds of feet. There is a tendency for the larger flakes to fall out closer to the shore." NOAA defines snowburst as: "Very intense shower of snow, often of short duration, that greatly restricts visibility and produces periods of rapid snow accumulation." [1]