First three surveyors on the job
Early stages
Rolling and wetting...
Travis holds the snowball, giving the team a needed rest...
Rolling and wetting...
Rolling and wetting...
Rolling and wetting...
Rolling and wetting...
Done! Group photo of the rolling team
The final product
The final product
Surveyors go to work...
Setting up to measure the height in different directions - E to W
Measuring the height in different directions - E to W
The whole crew. MTU Surveyors on the job! L - R: Jim Hart, Andrew Minton, Wayne Dabrowski, Matt Johnson, Rod Bredeweg, and Travis Horrocks. Not Pictured - Team Advisors: Larry Sutter, Rob Liimakka
The laser scanner used to measure the snowball, courtesy of Trimble. Both the scanner and conventional measurements were used independently, and agreed in the end within 0.1 inch
The scanner used the spheres on tripods in the background as reference measurements for determining the snowball diameter
The World's largest snowball fight ensued after measuring the snowball
More snowball fight...
Then MTU set the record for the most people doing snow angels at once
More snow angels...