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MeEvilBob t1_j3i6827 wrote

Reply to comment by ydai in The world record for tallest snow person is held by a resident of Bethel Maine by Mofunz

It could be done. The same equipment used to make snow at ski resorts can be used anywhere as long as it's cold enough and there's plenty of water and electricity available. The water can just be pumped straight from a river.

This thing doesn't look like it was cheap or easy to put together no matter how simple the concept is.

EDIT: It's at the Sunday River Ski Resort, which makes a lot of sense.

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Oomlol t1_j3irr4b wrote

This isn’t at the resort. This is in the open field between the sheriff’s office, the theater, and the hardware store. Where the jeep rallies are in the summer.

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MeEvilBob t1_j3ivjg8 wrote

I stand corrected. Either way, the resort's logo was on the sign so I think it's safe to say their snowmaking department had a hand in this.

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UltimateNarwhal t1_j3jmpd4 wrote

It did not to my knowledge. This was quite a few years ago, I saw it being made every weekend headed up for snowmobiling. They were bringing dumptrucks of snow in and piling it up.

There was quite a few metal rings they had stacked, would fill one, let it harden, then, put up the next, so on and so forth until the got the height, then the got a crane for the arms, face, and buttons, and then let the public go up to it. I think it took 2-3 months if I recall.

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