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*emma*
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Hey, have any of you guys heard of this new stuff for backyard skiing called SnowGel?? It loooks pretty sick, you mix it with water and stir it up and spread it on carpet and it kinda turns to snow i guess. Or has anyone used it?

Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=snowgel4skiers
Apr 25 2007 5:31PM
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andy_boy
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Looks cool and everything, but...
They don't mention how long it lasts. Could be an hour could be a day or more... I'd really like to know... but chances are it can't last too long, otherwise they wouldn't make much money.
Probably not worth the 20 bucks for every time, I'd rather just use snow fence...
Apr 25 2007 5:38PM
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Billek
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For some reason I think I have seen that before, but I am not sure. Whatever, that looks cool, but it dosen't look like much. It has to be better than nothing though.
Apr 25 2007 5:41PM
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zylstra
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I wonder if it'd work as a lubricant
Apr 25 2007 5:47PM
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DDrem.
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go to the actual site. im sure they have some more in depth info.
looks pretty cool to me. i might look into it.
www.snowgel.com
Apr 25 2007 5:50PM
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Pklink04
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did they subscribe to your youtube stuff too?
Apr 25 2007 5:51PM
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andy_boy
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I did. They go a little in depth but no real information on how long it lasts or any key stuff like that.
Apr 25 2007 5:55PM
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Scolson
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That's way too expensive, unless it lasts a super long time. There wasn't much there when he was done.
Apr 25 2007 5:58PM
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dozerr
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says on the site, "it lasts for days..EVEN WEEKS!" haha
Apr 25 2007 6:01PM
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bp.lando
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ima make a bunch of the green stuff one day, put it in my backyard and see if the city council comes to take away the nuclear waste in my backyard
Apr 25 2007 6:03PM
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skithedirt
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i concur
Apr 25 2007 6:05PM
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dozerr
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do ittt!
Apr 25 2007 6:17PM
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Sideways_Shane
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good point
Apr 25 2007 6:21PM
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chickenwang
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im gunna ask my rich friend if i can "borrow" 20$
Apr 25 2007 6:23PM
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-NY-STeeZE-
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ill try it
Apr 25 2007 6:24PM
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artfullydodged
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tell us how it goes^
Apr 25 2007 6:58PM
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poofartpee
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intresting...but to expensive for cheap bastards like me
Apr 25 2007 7:36PM
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396222687862
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i emailed them about life of gel, here

Good question. That depends on how well you take care of it. If you ride on it one day and just leave it there, it won't last very long. But, if you cover it up or contain it after use then it will last a lot longer. As long as you don't let it totally dry out, you can add water a few more times to bring it back to life. the best way to preserve the SnowGel is to cover it when not in use.




so basically, i'm guessing you could have it for 3 solid weekends striaght if you covered it with tarp and added water every day or few days. doesn't seem too bad
Apr 25 2007 7:38PM
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miroz
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it looks really fun, and it seems to work pretty damn well
Apr 25 2007 7:39PM
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pales
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so if you were using it for an urban you could pick it back up and put it in the bucket and save some for later? sweet
Apr 25 2007 8:11PM
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*emma*
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ya it looks cool, and covering it with a tarp wouldn't be too hard. but how would it last in the summer when it's like 90 degrees i wonder?
Apr 25 2007 8:12PM
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396222687862
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seems fine, seems more like a chemical compound kinda thing, rather then cold/snowish stuff. so i dont think it will "melt" but more over crust over or dry up. adding some water shoudl help. i will deffinitily give this a try this summer
Apr 25 2007 8:16PM
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freezed
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it does not work well at all!

save your money. it does look exactly like snow, but it does not slide well at all. wet carpet, or a tarp both slide way better.
Apr 25 2007 8:20PM
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396222687862
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thanks, you made my summer -20 cash decision
Apr 25 2007 8:23PM
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MadSteezin
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tht shit is dope! But you can just put hella ice cubes into a bucket and chop them up and they'll be like snow.
Apr 25 2007 8:23PM
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Peter.
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just use soap and water, its faster and cheaper
Apr 25 2007 8:33PM
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SeanK
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looks like it would work for a little while but not for that long
Apr 25 2007 8:34PM
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splooshie
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neveplast is the best - http://www.neveplast.it/
Apr 25 2007 8:48PM
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n00bsauce
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I have a backyard jib setup, and all i use is the shizit they make boxes out of and all you need to do is add water to it to make it slide every once in a while and it never melts or nuthin. That was a bit expensive tho...
Apr 25 2007 9:00PM
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papasteeze
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bumped
Apr 27 2007 6:06PM
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SkiingLlama
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i bet it is a pretty simple formula, we could make it ourselves and put them out of business
Apr 27 2007 6:28PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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I believe its some sort of foam that comes in a little powder and when water is added it swells to like 100 times its original size. I bought a little tube of it at a toy store once. It was really cool to take a little pinch of it and have it fill a cup that was 1/4 full of water. It really looked like real snow too. It seemed slippery but it doesn't pack like so it wouldn't behave like snow at all. When the stuff dries out it just shrinks back down and you can reuse it as long as you can collect it again.
Apr 27 2007 6:45PM
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mattyb.
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Well its only supposed to be used as a slippery surface to ski on, not to build jumps.

Looks real sick to me.
Apr 27 2007 6:55PM
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meggers
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i know what you are talking about...we use that stuff in the sensory tables at the daycare i work at...thats just the same stuff thats in baby diapers...i dont know if its the same as snowgel but maybe...
Apr 27 2007 9:37PM
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meggers
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that stuff looks awesome...but also expensive...esp for a backyard set up
Apr 27 2007 9:44PM
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KyleM
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Looks sick! but is it really enough for a set up?
Apr 27 2007 10:28PM
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Swan_Solo
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where can you buy that stuff?
Apr 28 2007 12:17AM
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phatbush
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u can do the same thing with those fake potatoes
Apr 28 2007 12:28AM
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tribefan226
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yeah? i went to the site and it looks dope but theres nuthin about how to buy or what the price is
Apr 28 2007 12:32AM
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Max-Steeze
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its more like ice then snow
Apr 28 2007 1:05AM
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tribefan226
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who cares? as long as it works to set up a jib in the middle of summer.
Apr 28 2007 11:21AM
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SmoothLikeButter
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where the hell do you buy this stuff http://www.neveplast.it/
Apr 28 2007 1:24PM
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splooshie
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haha i honestly dont know where to buy neveplast... try searching it or something
Apr 28 2007 1:59PM
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Kevski
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has anyone used it? if there's good reviews i might get some. Right now it sounds like a waste of money.
Apr 28 2007 2:29PM
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tribefan226
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bump. anybody use it or know where to get that neviplast stuff?
Apr 30 2007 11:10PM
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jhackbeez
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thats pretty coolio
Apr 30 2007 11:12PM
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tribefan226
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anyone know how many buckets ill need to cover about 50 sq. ft?
May 7 2007 3:23PM
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Sholte
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expensive tho
May 7 2007 3:34PM
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tribefan226
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not if u like pick it up and keep it in containers between sessions. then u could probably go a month w/o having to buy more
May 7 2007 3:49PM
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pommes_vertes.
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i think it would be worth a try.
May 7 2007 4:32PM
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DDrem.
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i messaged the company. its expensive. like upwards of 3000 for certain sheets. you cant buy little ammounts
May 7 2007 4:55PM
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