Fan guns can without question put out much more snow by and large when compared to the traditional air/water system (like the older K2000 or K3000). Fan guns have what are known as rings (or banks) that can be opened or closed based upon temperature or desired snow quality. At more marginal temperatures you will want only one ring to be open (the actual nucleator ring) as Rocket suggests. At marginal temperatures like this a traditional air/water gun will likely do a bit better than a fan gun. However, drop the wet bulb temp by a few more degrees and there's little to no competition.

-J

Perfectly said on the fan gun. I wonder if any of the four east areas that opened used the snowmaking additive Snowmax or Drift? They all seemed to open at a reaonably quick rate at marginal temps. That stuff is expensive, but really helps. I would think everyone used it for these first snowmaking efforts. Did anyone comment on the quality of snow that was offered for the weekend guests?