Poo Mountain, Arizona

Ryno · 2012-09-28 20:17:48

http://news.discovery.com/earth/arizona-resort-to-use-sewage-for-snow-making-120927.html Guess a ski hill wants to use treated sewage to make snow...

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Arizona Snowbowl's a pretty cool place. Probably won't go there again if they do this. I know it's treated, but if I fall, I don't want people's shit in my mouth.

Sep 28 2012 8:22PM

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YoungChristmas

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Not a bad idea, if the water is clean why not?

Sep 28 2012 8:22PM

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Holte

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They say a shitty day of skiing is better than a good day at work.

Sep 28 2012 8:24PM

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Reclaimed water from some wastewater treatment plants is nearly as clean as drinking water. Even if you got snow in your mouth, you would not get sick. I think its a great idea. Reclaimed water is already used to irrigate many golf courses and parks. Why not add ski resorts to the list.

Sep 28 2012 8:25PM

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there's a ski hill in the middle of edmonton that uses shit water to make snow. i don't go there often.

Sep 28 2012 8:29PM

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YoungChristmas

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Sorry for dub post but, if you fall it takes eating shit to a whole new level.

Sep 28 2012 8:29PM

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skiing the shitty!!!

Sep 28 2012 9:08PM

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now that this has been mentioned, I've noticed sometimes on warm days it smells like shit at my hill. the whole fucking hill.

definitely sewer snow

Sep 28 2012 10:20PM

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snomaster

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hahaha. sorry but that is funny shit

Sep 28 2012 10:55PM

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roddy116

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i mean if it doesnt smell bad and you wont die if you ingest it, then why not?

Sep 28 2012 11:04PM

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wintersway

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sugarloaf has been using wastewater for some time now
...guess its not exactly sewage though

Sep 29 2012 12:37PM

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Ryno

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Guess it can save the hills money but is it positive or negative PR?

Sep 29 2012 1:27PM

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Old news. They will do this for this upcoming season. Work should be done soon. Treated waste water is just as clean as normal water. You can drink it straight. Is a great way to do it. Hope more places, mainly smaller ones, get on this program.

Sep 29 2012 3:27PM

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As far as PR goes, should have almost no negative impact. For starters, about 5% of people skiing there will even know about it. Most day ticket people have no idea what snow making is or how it is done or where the water comes from.

Sep 29 2012 3:29PM

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skijunkiedtm

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So it's just grey water? kinda dick move for the press to bill it as poo mountain.

Sep 29 2012 3:31PM

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No, Grey water is dirty. This is clean.

Sep 29 2012 3:47PM

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I did some construction work next to a sewer treatment plant that was being built at the same time. i asked one of the engineers how clean the water was when it came out of the pipe. he told me cleaner than drinking water. i said bullshit. he put his face right under the pipe where it was coming out, and drank it. I then believed him. Shit snow is not an issue.

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