Lauraine Armstrong wrote:

> What have others used to simulate snow on the ground in exhibits? The
> exhibit I am currently working on is supposed to have a snowmobile
> pulling a toboggan parked on the snow. I don't want to run foul of the
> fire marshall.
>

I was always rather fond of Ivory Snow flakes blended with water to make a foam that dried to
look rather real. But, seeing as how its not distributed anymore and the conservation
qualities were rather questionable, I've moved onto shavings and grounds from machining
polypropylene.
It can be found at machine shops that fabricate for the food industry. Its free and the shops
are always amused that I want what they normally toss. It gives both them and me a new
audience.
Dave Maschino, Exhibit Coordinator
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine

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