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How Much Are Snow Machine Rentals?

Renting a snow machine can be a great way to entertain large crowds, or small groups of friends and family. Creating a snow park can also be a lucrative business, and a great way to generate income or generate revenue in the off-season. The cost of renting a snow machine can vary widely depending on the type of machine you need to rent, and how much snow you need it to make. In this article, we’ll go over some details you should iron out before renting a snow machine, and some things you should know to avoid making mistakes.

Planning Your Snow Project

Before you get started looking for a snow machine rental, it’s important to first look at details of your project. You’ll need to look at the space you have to work with, the type of activities you want to offer, and other factors.

  • What Type of Space Do You Have to Work With? Are you just trying to make use of one large room in a family entertainment center? Or do you have an entire football field or amusement park to work with? Is your space indoors or out of doors? Answering these questions will help you get a good start.
  • What Types of Activities Do You Want to Offer? There are a number of activities you can offer at a snow park. While snow play areas are typically smaller areas for making snow angels or building snow castles, activities such as snow tubing or skiing or snowboarding lessons typically require more space.
  • How Many Days Do You Need Snow For? Once you have examined where you are going to put your snow park, you’re going to want to decide how long your project is going to last. Are you doing a temporary installation for a promotion? Or are you making your snow park a permanent installation to generate revenue full time. If you are going to need snow day-in and day-out, you’re going to need a heavy-duty, commercial-grade snow machine.
  • What Is the Ambient Temperature of the Area? When you completed the evaluation of the space you are using for your snow park, and decided whether you are going to use an indoor or outdoor space, you’ll also now know another important factor for your snow machine rental…the air temperature. Snow you make indoors, versus snow made outside in Alaska, versus snow made outside in Arizona will all melt at different rates.
  • How Much Snow Do You Need? It all comes down to this—the size of your space, the activities you want to offer, the length of your project, and the ambient temperature—all of these factors help you determine how much snow you’ll need.

So, How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Snow Machine?

You’ve answered the basic questions of the parameters of your project, and now it’s time to go shopping for your rental. But now is the time to tread carefully. That’s because now that you think you know the most that you can make the biggest mistake. If you haven’t already read it, you should also check out our article on environmentally friendly snow options, because now that you’re ready to start shopping, you are going to see these options:

  • Consumer-grade snow machines range from $100 to $500. These snow machines are typically for sale at that price, however they are foam snow machines. These machines do not produce real snow, and instead make foam using dish soap. They are also only made to cover a small area for a short length of time.
  • Temperature dependent snow guns. Snow guns are permanently installed with piped water supply, so they are not rented. They are typically used by ski resorts, and although they make real snow, their method of snowmaking requires cold weather. This equipment ranges from $10-$50,000, and requires extensive engineering to plan and installation the units.

Warm Weather Snowmaking Machine Rentals

Didn’t see an option above that fits your needs? That’s because we didn’t get to SnowMagic! SnowMagic’s snow machines make snow and are capable of making snow in any temperature. And even better, when you rent your snow machine from us, we can do all of the design and planning for you. We take all of the guesswork out of your project so there’s no expensive mistakes or flooding disasters.

At SnowMagic, we’ll come out to your location, examine it, and design a snow park that includes layout, drainage, and crowd control. When the design part of the project is done, we also assist on your snow park’s construction. Once you are close to your project’s opening date, we deliver the snow machine and help you find and train the staff to run the attraction. And once your event is over, we pick the snow machine up and help with the cleanup! With SnowMagic, everything is taken care of. We’re the pros at snow! Contact us today.