Pretty cool Snow plugin

[ryanbatc 13,035]

Reads NOAA data and injects snow into XP12.

Looks really cool I'm about to try it

https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/89465-accumulated-snow/

[Adrian123 1,015]

Great addon!!....And why can't laminar do this?

[ryanbatc 13,035]

I don't know.  It works with live weather and custom (it basically overrides it I think).

But here are some shorts near Burlington VT, USA (KBTV)

nsm_depth_2024012005_Northeast by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

burlingtoncitywide by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

burlingtonramp by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

burlingtoncity by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

[tonywob 4,770]

20 minutes ago, Adrian123 said:

Great addon!!....And why can't laminar do this?

They are/will, apparently, not sure when though.

 

[dolph98 25]

ActiveSky users might be happy to know they put out a test build with snow. I tried it and it works like the plugin - though I don't know if there will be differences depth or issues with either. I have been flying with the new plugin across northern US and it is so immersive with snow I can't get enough.

We have a snowball competition, boyz.

https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/v8d5jb7zm6w5sb0/ASXP12_Install.exe/file

[Franz007 562]

41 minutes ago, dolph98 said:

ActiveSky users might be happy to know they put out a test build with snow. I tried it and it works like the plugin - though I don't know if there will be differences depth or issues with either. I have been flying with the new plugin across northern US and it is so immersive with snow I can't get enough.

We have a snowball competition, boyz.

https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/v8d5jb7zm6w5sb0/ASXP12_Install.exe/file

Great, thanks for that info. I am downloading it and will try. The Snow-plugin is really good, although not perfect. I noticed for example that it puts ice on the airport-tarmac where it looks like ice but doesn't behave like it (the ice-datarefs on the ground stay at zero and the breaking-coefficient doesn't seem to be affected too)

[tonywob 4,770]

This is superb.. just taking it for a test spin around northern Washington and it works a treat 

[dolph98 25]

4 minutes ago, Franz007 said:

it puts ice on the airport-tarmac where it looks like ice but doesn't behave like it

Right, I noticed it too - I'd be afraid to walk on what looks like slippery ground. But hey, this is an early version and maybe auto-slipperyness will come along eventually. You can set a data ref to reduce runway friction but I don't know if it works well. I think someone wrote a FWL script for this on the org.

There is a new version today of the Accumulated Snow plugin that addresses a few woes but not icy conditions yet, He's working on frozen lakes and streams I think. I have not yet tested the latest version.

[Franz007 562]

3 minutes ago, dolph98 said:

Right, I noticed it too - I'd be afraid to walk on what looks like slippery ground. But hey, this is an early version and maybe auto-slipperyness will come along eventually. You can set a data ref to reduce runway friction but I don't know if it works well. I think someone wrote a FWL script for this on the org.

There is a new version today of the Accumulated Snow plugin that addresses a few woes but not icy conditions yet, He's working on frozen lakes and streams I think. I have not yet tested the latest version.

Absolutely. It is still the very beginning of that plugin and it's great to see him improving it. Let's see 🙂

[Bjoern 1,165]

Works A+!

 

2 hours ago, tonywob said:

They are/will, apparently, not sure when though.

Well, considering that 12.1.0 will get some weather optimizations, it would be the best of opportunities to roll such a feature in.

[fluffyflops 1,864]

On 1/20/2024 at 4:22 PM, tonywob said:

They are/will, apparently, not sure when though.

 

if i was given a pound for everytime i heard this....

[fluffyflops 1,864]

interesting i flew into Innsbruck on sunday, mid winter ski season,  It looked like august.  

 

[fluffyflops 1,864]

and with the app looks like this.  finally the alps looks correct

 

[flying_carpet 666]

1 hour ago, fluffyflops said:

interesting i flew into Innsbruck on sunday, mid winter ski season,  It looked like august. 

One reason MIGHT 😄 be that there currently isn't snow in Innsbruck (apart from the top of the hills): https://www.innsbruck.info/webcam/?frontentry=https%3A%2F%2Finnsbruck.panomax.com. Another reason might be that the NOAA data for that region is "sparse".

[fluffyflops 1,864]

im aware they are having a bit of a rubbish ski season, but the default without the app looks like mid summer , in my opinion.