This year I would like to sprinkle artificial snow on my layout under the Christmas Tree. My question is, Which brand or type of snow would you recommend to use? When the season is over I would like to be able to vacuum the snow up. All experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Casey.
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Department 56 does an artificial product that is very good. They like to call it "Real Plastic Snow". 
Heck, come to Pittsburgh this year. They're predicting 80+ inches this winter, and you can have all you want for FREE! All you have to do is keep it cold. 
I used Scenic Express snow for a Christmas layout I built for the grandkids. http://www.sceneryexpress.com/...productinfo/NH08750/
I sprinkled it over Matte Medium for a permanent application. I'm sure it would work OK as a temp. It's been several years now and it still looks good.
Thanks for the advice and the link folks, I will try both.
And Bob, I live at the other end of the state and I do get enough of the real stuff.
Department 56 "Fresh Fallen Snow" sprinkled over two layers of polyester quilt batting from Wal-Mart. 'Looks good and is very economical.
Department 56 "Fresh Fallen Snow" sprinkled over two layers of polyester quilt batting from Wal-Mart.
Great idea, but I've found that extra care is needed when using batting. If the batting is near tracks, little bits of batting fluff can be snagged by passing trains and get wrapped around axles or locomotive gears. If you use a track system with a wide plastic base (ex: Fastrack or Realtrax) or use a wide roadbed to keep the fluff down, it shouldn't pose any hazard to a passing train.
-John
Ditto the comment on scenic express snow, its great!!!
I remember reading somewhere here about using marble dust. I don't know where you can get it though.
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