Snowmaking Quiz

What is the most important thing to remember in snowmaking?
All for one and one for all
Go quick and take chances
Saftey First, always be careful
What are the five (5) different components of a snow gun? (Check all that apply)
Ball Valve
Bracket
Booster Pump
Head Unit
Jack
Tower Tube
Roger
Base
What do you need for every run? (Circle ones that apply.)
Helmet
Hammer
Coffee
Extra Gaskets
Radio
Chest Pack
Pad and Pen
Gloves
Snack
Cell Phone
When riding the chair lift, where should you arm bar be positioned?
Up
Down
What is the proper way to blow out a hose?
A. Connect hose to hydrant. Grab loose end of hose and secure it. Slowly open AIR hydrant. Once all the water and ice is out of the hose. Slowly shut the AIR hydrant. EVERY HOSE MUST BE BLOWN OUT
Just hang hose and let the water drain out down hill
Just leave it
: When must you blow out a hose?
Never
When you feel like it
When it is warm out
Always
When it is super cold out
Bleeders important to snowmaking, True or False
Never
When you feel like it
When it is warm out
Always
When it is super cold out
Why are bleeder valve important to snowmaking?
They arent important
They keep water flowing so the pipes dont freeze.
To keep pressure down
 
When setting up a ground gun, where do the hoses go?
In front of the gun
On top of the gun
Balled up on the side of the gun in knots
Behind the gun so when the gun is started the hoses arent covered
When can you not use a hose? (Circle ones that apply.)
Frozen
No dog ears
Too short
Hole in Hose
When you dont feel like it
The gun is blowing in the woods, what are some options you have to get it on the trail?
Lower the gun and turn it.
B. Walk by it and continue what you’re doing.
D. Raise gun head all the way up.
C. Look the other way and act like its fine
How can you tell if the nucleator is properly getting air and water?
12 nucleator holes & 2 bulk water holes
6 nucleator holes & 1 bulk water holes
12 nucleator holes & 1 bulk water holes
6 nucleator holes & 2 bulk water holes
When the gun is running fullly with two nucsleators and all the holes clear how many holes for nucleators and bulk?
12 nucleator holes & 2 bulk water holes
12 nucleator holes & 1 bulk water holes
6 nucleator holes & 2 bulk water holes
6 nucleator holes & 1 bulk water holes
How do you check snow quality early season? (Base Building)
Look at it through the sun
Stick your tongue out and test it.
Go out into the plume of the gun, stick your arm out and make sure the snow is making a crystal.
How do you check snow quality middle of the season? (Production snow)
Go out into plume of gun, stick your arm out and make sure snow is bouncing off of your jacket
Look at it through the sun
Stick your tongue out.
How do you light a torch?
Light wand, turn on wand, turn on tank
Turn on wand, light wand, turn tank on
Turn on tank; turn on wand, light wand.
C. No need for a torch in snowmaking
When shutting down a trail, what should you do with the bleeder(s)?
Close Bleeder
Set bleeder
Open the bleeder to drain the trail/hill, but dont wash out the trail
Open bleeder all the wat and make a huge mess
Which trails have a winch cable on them? (Circle ones that apply.)
Nor'easter
Cutter
Lower Glade
180
Wild Turkey
Jericho
Whitetail
John Hancock
Whirlaway
Lower Ex
North Glade
Ace of Spades
When should you be ready for your shift
Half way through your shift
Walking in as my shift starts
When I feel like it
Before the start of your shift, ready to go on the hill
After you get down from your run, what must you do first?
Grab a snack
Call your supervisor or manager to tell them you're down and report any problems.
Walk around the resort
Call for lunch
How do you start a snow gun?
How do you shut down a snow gun?
How do you blow out a snowmaking hose?
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