The Absolute Facts on Fake Snow Machine Effects

Our winter wonderland snowfall events are beautiful to experience and entertaining for all of the participants.

Evaporative Snow ™ Trademark Snow, Results Are Known and Can be Seen Worldwide

The largest snow event was at Walt Disney World's MGM Studios, using Sixty-six of our brand snow machines and 100 gallons of snow fluid are used to create a flurry of snowflakes.

We offer full service snowfall events and snow machine rentals.

Ever wonder why some snow fall events look different and better than others?

Evaporative Snow ™ Patented Technology sets us aside from anyone who says; "I can make it snow".
The difference is in the true Evaporative Snow ™ machines and Evaporative Snow® fluid used and the smaller flake size we can generate. Our system uses Evaporative Snow ® Patented Technology (US patent no. 6,868,691) devices and fluid for realistic simulated snowflakes for snowfall events both indoor and outdoor that can run continuously. The snow machine has a built-in blower which blows the aerated snow fluid off the modulating sock at high velocity, which creates 4 different sizes of light and airy snowflakes off the modulating sock. All is blown out of the front of the machine as flakes and the "flake size" control varies the speed of the pump, and therefore the amount of fluid reaching the sock. We control the fluid pump to regulate the flake size so that the snow evaporates just as the snow hits the ground. We have the safest and most realistic snowfall effects available on the market. If it's not Evaporative Snow ™ trademark, it is not truly going to be dissolve dry upon contact and it will leave a residue.

WHY NO MESSY RESIDUE & NON SLIPPERY

Static coefficient of friction

We are the only snow provider that tests snow fluid for wetness - slippage on various floor surfaces, a coefficient of friction meter test. We have had several independent tests recently with major theme park clients and past with flying colors. We also can provide coefficients of friction measurement slip tests for our clients when requested.

A 0.50 COF or above has been recognized as providing non-hazardous walkways surfaces which is accepted industry standards as adopted by UL, ASTM and OSHA. These agencies set many requirements for floor safety under 29 CFR-1910 referring to providing floors of anti-slip surfaces or maintaining surfaces in non slip conditions in commercial building. It is generally considered in the industry that a walkway surface with a coefficient of friction higher than 0.50 is non-hazardous. In all cases, the coefficient of friction value increased after running hours of falling snow with Snowmasters Evaporative Snow® fluid brand.

Our snow fluid test results found that floor surfaces are rated drier by 0.20+ after we ran snow for a long duration cycles over time and tested the same surfaces when dry. No particle accumulated weigh on the surface either. That why you only see Evaporative Snow ™ machines and Evaporative Snow® fluid brand only used in theme parks would wide.

Our artificial snowflake keeps it shape, lasts longer and is dry to the touch when is disappears.

Snow for trade shows

Need snow in the air to gain attention, but not on the chrome such as the trucks below. We can control the snow with our 99 steps of flake control

Truck Show Snow Video 1

Truck Show Snow Video 2

The video clips above snows our machines making lots on snow in the air buy not on the crowd on the $ 180,000.00 trucks. These machines are on step 12 of 99 steps. Lots of snow at a low setting.

Flake Control and Machine Options make the difference.
With our high volume, long range snow making machines with superior output for both indoor and outdoors snow displays. From slickest streamlined machine on the scene today to the quietest snow machine in the world, both can make fluid last 2 1/2 hours on 60 % volume with our DMX flake control. The newest marvel is a mini version of the snow machine with it's blower nozzle in the middle of a 16 inch fan impeller for outdoor malls, indoor stage productions, low ceiling rooms, and ballroom entrance ways. We offer superior technology with 3 snow machine options, designed for stage, movies, and live performances where noise makes the difference (68db from 3ft away). Another snow machine we offer is the Mega machine; this is the most powerful snow machine created. This unit was designed for indoor mega-large venues. Designed to make the snow below and float long distances, and like all evaporative snow it will disappear before it hits the ground.

All snow will disappear but make sure it disappears Quickly and DRY without residue.

So Important
With Zigmont Magic FX and the gear we employ with True Evaporating Snow Machines and Evaporative Snow® fluid; You are Guaranteed never to leave wet residue. We have 99 steps adjustments on our flake size (DMX) which is the key to making any snow event truly a dry flake and residue free. Snow from Magic FX machines evaporates before or just after it strikes the ground. Our flakes truly disappear on cue dry.

Evaporative time: Small – medium flakes: 30-90 sec's
Large flakes: 90 to 120 sec's

The right machine makes all the difference for the right results!

A sample of the Professional Grade High Range - High Volume weather proof Evaporative Snow® machines we employ. Our snowmasters snow machines out perform 3-1 any other snow company that uses any other snow machines (listed below).

A T 1500 at work with a 4750 CFM effects fan out perform 3-1 any other snow company that uses any other snow machines. Note we are pointing the snow machine upward and able to get 55 ft of height of coverage and distances of 50 ft outward.

Magic F/X Snowologist, synonymous with quality, and high standards of excellence.

Let us Execute our Snowfall Event This Season.

Often Imitated But Never Duplicated!

Ever wonder why some snow fall events look different and better than others? Training !
With Zigmont Magic FX you're hiring a Trained Special Effect Specialist that is a Certified *Snowmasters Master Technician, Authorized Factory and Field Trained, Dealer Representative and who is Snowmasters # 1 top installer of snow events for movies, them parks, entertainment venues and retail shopping centers nationwide. We are covered with a Million Dollar Public liability policy for all special effects.

Our expertise is used by Snowmasters as we teach their Snow Training Seminars and our work can be seen at major theme parks. We have taken Francisco Guerr place in the field.

We are Certified by Francisco Guerra president of Snowmasters, the creator, inventor, and US patent holder of the one and only system of falling snow delivery. As well as the innovator of the modern day, state of the art Evaporative Snow ™ machines and Evaporative Snow ® fluid. All other brands of snow machines are licensed through snowmasters and are either older technology or others incorporate a Flake Size Adjuster that still produces flakes that are to large in size.

When Francisco Guerra needed Special Effects at his wedding (2006) which included Falling Snow he called upon Zigmont Magic FX to make it happen. We also supplied Fireworks and Pyrotechnics.

Consumer Grade and Professional Grade Difference

Only Snowmasters can claim residue free, won't stain, no moisture and has no slippery properties; others can't say "Residue Free", these claims about the flakes disappearing on cue or on contact is not accurate and misleading as you need Evaporative Snow® fluid to do so. Making sure your snow event doesn't leave the event with stains, spots on the floor, glasses, clothes and the surfaces with slippery spots. If the fluid is not Evaporative Snow ™ trademark and the the snow machine is not a Evaporative Snow® Machine, it is not going to truly dissolve dry upon contact and it will leave a residue.

Our USA made machines has all the bells and whistles including UL Approved

The right snow machine makes all the difference and many snow machines look alike, but they don't perform the same. The machines listed below are Low range - Low output NON (not) EVAPORATING (meaning wet snow) Consumer Grade (china made) brand machines:
Chauvet : Antari : Vivid : Flurry : Snow Flurry : Silent Storm : True North : Evolution : Colorado : Soundlab : Skytec : Starlight and Magic Pro : Omnisistem : The Dragon : Snow Jet

We know the spec's of these(above) overseas made machines, we know how the blower and pump is confirgured and how they operate and perform. The advertising of these many of these machines cliam performance only snowmasters offers, If it not The Snowmasters Brand its not top-of-the-line snow generators representing the latest in quality snow production technology. Snowmasters is America made.

Even those who sell these consumer grade machines make statements which reads as the follows "Leaves a barely perceptible no-slip residue" or "snow that evaporates within a few seconds of touching the floor, leaving almost no residue at all behind". These other snow machines have a great tendency to produce larger agglomerates, which in turn lead to excessive moisture buildup in the surrounding area while the larger flakes looking more like soap suds falling. Plus they don't get much distance.

The Superior features of snowmasters snow machine are high volume- long distance throw with the quality pump and blower, true DMX flake and machine control, engineered quite nozzles and socks.

Check what brand machines your hiring or booking this season as some lighting companies, staging event planners, on line rentals and FX companies offer the listed machines above. So many offer the cheaper snow machines for top dollar and advertise them as what hollywood uses, the cadillac of snow machines or their very own system of snow machines. Snowmasters owns the technology and if its now snowmasters brand its inferior.

The snow volume output difference of consumer made snow machines and Professional Grade video demo

For example the Chauvet consumer grade snow machine (pictured above) has the same basic looks as most snow machines, but it doesn't perform the same as a Snowmasters Professional Grade Machine. These consumer grade commercially available machines are inferior and have a great tendency to produce larger agglomerates, which in turn lead to excessive moisture buildup in the surrounding area while the larger flakes looking more like large soap suds falling.
You may not know how good your snow event can look until you see one of our snowfalling displays.

We could never get the results we do with any of these listed above consumer grade snow machines, the results as seen in our video demos. Plus these machines do not hold a UL rating and your insurance company will want a UL Listed Machine on your property.

These consumer (Chauvet and Antari) grade brand machines that are made in China overheats (they needs to be turn off in 10-15 minutes),are louder, using a gal an hour flow rate, spraying foam snow shorter distances rated at 15' and 8' wide while only costing a few hundred dollars. All of these machines like Chauvet and Antari are snowmasters 1990 old technology and are the first snow machines invented. Antari was the first company commissioned by Francisco Guerra to manufacture snow machines and make them available commercially back in the early 90's.

These early machines that still are sold today spray snow flakes that are more moist with no evaporating properties, so the flakes are bigger and heavier so they won't fly and stay in the air like snowmasters brand of machines. Our snowmasters machines spray a High Volume - High Ranger yet dry light snow traveling 35- 80 ft that will evaporate before it hits the ground when adjusted correctly by flake size.

Each internal part of the snowmasters snow machines are improved and updated/upgraded each year, from the pump to the modulating sock to the blower, to give better performance.

For some they think they are saving money doing it themselves
For some they think they are saving money doing snowfall events themselves, two seasons ago I received a call from a larger Florida City which bought 30 consumer grade fake snow machines (the brand is listed above) and had city workers set the machines up for a city holiday event. On testing the snow machines they were very unhappy with the results of these machines and the snowfall not looking like realistic snowflakes (large clusters of foam), calling us days before the event to and pleaded us to come down and do the event with our gear.

Rigging snow machines at a event is not a plug and play job, staging a professional snowfall you'll need a experienced company that has more equipment than just the snow machines to make it all work right.

The Right Evaporative Snow® Solution makes the difference.
The simulated snowflake size, as well as using a patented Evaporative Snow ™ solution foam flakes, which is the key that makes the Snow dry in 90 seconds. We provide an Evaporative Snow ® that truly evaporates upon impact, residue free. Ideally you want to set the flake size(99 flake size steps) to the height of the machine so that the snow evaporates just as it hits the ground. The further up the bigger the flake. The air pressure in the snowflake is greater than the surrounding air pressure, which keeps the Flake inflated, much like a child's balloon. Don't accept anything less than Evaporative Snow ™ fluid trademark.
Assuming air currents keep it aloft and no one breaks it, it will remain intact until enough water evaporates from its surface, and the film can no longer maintain surface cohesion then the bubble's internal air pressure causes it to burst. In other words, it dries out. As it does so, the walls get thinner until they are not strong enough to contain the pressure, and the "balloon" pops. While evaporative snow liquid does contain water, it also contains evaporative elements to make the "flakes" disintegrate more rapidly. This setting produces a very aesthetically pleasing and moderate snowfall.

Duration of snow per gallon: approximately 1-1½ hours per gallon of continuous use (depending on flake size)

Mall Property's Above The Block at Orange Mall CA and below Atlantic Station GA

A Pumping station that allows snow machines to refill from the ground.

Professional Grade
Our special effect snow machines are the same large commercial (not Consumer grade) units that Hollywood uses in movie productions like the Feature Film: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". We maintain the highest industry standards and use the latest state of the art equipment. We use the same machines that "The Magic of David Copperfield" used in his Las Vegas act and in his world tour. David Copperfield was the first Magician to engineer snow in a magic show, filling a theatre with snow. Magicians tried to copy his routine with commercially available inferior consumer snow machines with little success.

Magic F/X making snow flurries outdoors in Brandon Florida for a grand opening snow show

A snow storm in Tampa Florida with our Special Effect Falling Snow that lasted two hours

How Many Snow Machines
On an average snow effect job we use 2- 4 show machines for a one day holiday event, and 8 - 10 - 16 machines for a roof top Mall or Retail Center on extended runs. Let's talk a bit about coverage, and getting the most out of your snow effect. The thing to remember when creating a snow effect on stage is that it doesn't need to snow over the entire set of area or the entire courtyard. Snow will blow, fall and move around from one place to another in any given location.

On stage usually, a "curtain" of snow along the front of the scene is enough for stage shows without a fan, one machine will create a "cone" pattern of snow that is about 20' wide by about 35' long with the unit hung at 20 feet high.

For Malls and Retail Shopping Centers more coverage is needed for outdoor malls than inside courtyards and the staging of multiple machine grouping is suggested with our high volume high power machines along with our signature Snowman. Let us propose a plan based on your budget. Daily cost can run just as little as live entertainment a mall would hire for the christmas season. Plus some shopping centers see increased sales every time it "snows."

Lighting Snow make a difference

One of the biggest challenges, and most often overlooked factor when using snow, is proper lighting. Back lighting, and to some extent side lighting, are vital to the audience being able to see a snow effect well. If lit from the front only, the effect's visibility will be poor at best. Lighting can be especially challenging in a ballroom or other "total environment" setting or venue, when your audience will be viewing the snow from multiple angles and positions in the room. Ideally, you want your lighting to come from above, yet below the snow machines, like hiding the snow machines in the dark above the light sources. By hiding the source of the snow, you add to the sense of wonder this effect often has on an audience.

You can see from the photo on the left without lighting its hard to see snow, but seconds later the same scene has tons of snow. With a flick of a switch the stage light comes on as seen on the right.

The guests look surprised and happy as it snows in this 150 x 130 Marriott ballroom.
We can make it snow at any venue.

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