A good snow material for layout??

[yd572]

After a year of absence, I am being implored to build another Christmas layout.  I usually use cotton batting for snow, but a few years ago I found a strange material at A.C. Moore.  It was like a thick powder.  IIRC, it was basically ground Styrofoam.  It was much more realistic than cotton and was very easy to clean up.  I haven't found it since and have no clue where to go.  Anyone know where I could find it?

[jettrainfan]

If it's this, i was thinking of buying it myself sense i have a snowish layout.
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/woo/woosn140.htm

[yd572]

hm, I don't think that's it.  The stuff I bought was in a giant bag.

[jerryl]

  The best thing i used is Woodland scenics snow. It comes in a shaker bottle & cost between $8 & $10.  It's much closer to scale & it doesn't seem to yellow.  It's probably ground foam.   If you have a large AC Moore nearby, they sometime have it & you can use your 40% off coupon.   Jerry

[Johnson Bar Jeff]

After a year of absence, I am being implored to build another Christmas layout.  I usually use cotton batting for snow, but a few years ago I found a strange material at A.C. Moore.  It was like a thick powder.  IIRC, it was basically ground Styrofoam.  It was much more realistic than cotton and was very easy to clean up.  I haven't found it since and have no clue where to go.  Anyone know where I could find it?

The structures and trees that I use for the Christmas layout came with snow already on them. For "snow on the ground," I just cover the table top with a white flannel sheet, and I use white foam for roads and pathways.

The Christmas layout is never seen by rivet counters, and everybody else always seems to enjoy it, so this works for me. 

[jbsmith]

Just throwing this idea into the ring..

how about baking soda or baking powder?  Dirt cheap and easy to find.


any comments or prior experience with these anyone?