Method and apparatus for making
snow by generating
water spray from a triple array of multiple
nozzle sub-boom
branch-pipes transversely protruding from the upper end of a main boom of a pivotably adjustable
snow making
pipe tower. Three air jet streams, one for each
branch pipe, are simultaneously discharged under
high pressure into and sequentially through the throats of each associated multiple stack of water sprays issuing from each set of
branch pipe nozzles to thereby form multiple spray plumes of atomized and seeded water all directed forwardly from the upper end of the
tower pipe. The
water pipe may be an elliptical
aluminum extrusion with two interior air tubes respectively controllably feeding large and small
diameter air jet arrays to thereby provide a range of air jet
water spray interaction. The pipe
tower may be pivotally raised and lowered by a block-and-tackle or
chain fall type drive mechanism that may be recoupled to the tops of a lifting pole and tower pipe for bodily raising the entire tower pipe and its support pipe telescopically on a
ground support pole. Spreader-supported guy wires may be used to brace the tower pipe and also provide an electrical deicing circuit. Air jet control, blow-out valving and water drain conduit arrangements are disclosed, and also universally adjustable
ground support systems for the pipe tower, including an underground-fed combined telescopic
hydraulic ram forming air and water conduits.