Snowflake Lake is an unregistered backcountry airport just 5 NM (9 KM) to the North of Talkeetna, Alaska. Fictionally designated RNSF, Snowflake Lake has a 1500 FT (457 M) long gravel runway, which makes it perfect for a wide class of general aviation and larger twin engine aircraft.
This scenery has been brought to life in incredible detail, with a heavy focus on environmentals. Snowflake Lake uses almost all custom libraries with the integration of our own Emerald Object Library. Some features include: a 2-meter digital elevation model, hand-corrected and color-matched 30cm/px aerial imagery, custom vegetation, 3D trees, and dynamic features, such as: Butterflies, Rain Puddles, and Morel Mushrooms!
Features
- 30cm/px aerial imagery.
Hand-corrected and colored to match the surrounding terrain. - 2-meter digital elevation model.
Compatible with ORBX NA Alaska Mesh! - Uneven/sloped runway for that authentic backcountry experience!
Look out for rocks! - Hand-placed, native vegetation.
Weeds, Wildflowers, Shrubs/Bushes, and 3D Trees. Includes LODs for improved performance. - Reworked a large section of nearby marshland.
Cleared out and replanted trees in varying heights and densities.
Dynamic Features
- Butterflies – Visible from May through September. Includes 4 different Alaska native variations!
- Morel Mushrooms – Look for Morel Mushrooms popping up around the airstrip from May through July. But keep a keen eye out, as they can be quite difficult to spot!
- Water Puddles – Only visible when rain is reported in the area.
This scenery requires the following library to function correctly:
Emerald Object Library (MSFS 2020)
Supported Sim(s)
MSFS (2020)
Format
Zip
File Size
489.8 MB (Compressed), 491 MB (Uncompressed)
August 11, 2025 | v2.2.1
- Adjusted opacity of gravel material and added dirt overlay (fixes bumpy runway in 2024).
- Excluded autogen houses spawning over various models.
- Fixed exclude for road overlays causing missing autogen trees in 2024.
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October 21, 2024 | v2.2.0
- A Moose now roams around the airstrip.
- Improved autogen vegetation around the airstrip.
- Improved dirt texture near the South end of the runway.
- Reworked 3D Trees around the airstrip: Now use tree groups for less CPU calls, improved blending with default autogen.
- Reworked shrubs around the airstrip: Replaced all single-placed shrubs with groups for less CPU calls, added newer detailed shrub groups, removed stock shrub assets.
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November 2, 2023 | v2.1.1 The folder name and several directories have changed. Please remove the old package “esd-airport-ak64-snowflake-lake” from your addons folder!
- Changed fictional ICAO to RNSF (AK64 is now in use and conflicts with a default airport).
- Converted terraforming to new “precision” system.
- Improvements to Services.xml code.
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January 27, 2023 | v2.1.0
- Added tall weeds & rocks to the field near the end of the runway.
- Added tall weeds, flowers, rocks, fallen trees, & Butterflies around several of the lakes.
- Added WorldScript for Black Bear pathing (The Bear will now walk around the area and cross the runway).
- Added new flowers, logs, & fallen trees around the airstrip.
- Improved performance on some PCs by reducing the overall amount of trees and bushes, and further reducing the number of single object placements by introducing new tree and bush groupings.
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May 8, 2022 | v2.0.1
- SU9 changed the way that polygons are saved and compiled. Although there is backwards compatibility so far, Snowflake Lake has been recompiled to ensure future compatibility.
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April 14, 2022 | v2.0.0
- Added 2-meter Digital Elevation Model.
- Added 30cm/px hand-corrected, color-matched aerial imagery.
- Added a custom gravel runway material, meticulously blended with the underlying imagery.
- Added custom 3D trees and vegetation surrounding the entire airstrip.
- Added environmentally-dynamic features:
- Butterflies – Visible from May through September. Includes 4 different Alaska native variations!
- Morel Mushrooms – Look for them popping up around the airstrip from May through July.
- Rain Puddles – Appear only when rain is reported in the area.
- Added various clutter models around the airstrip and wider coverage area.
- Cleared out large areas of nearby marsh land, redrawing areas of trees with different heights and densities.
- Completely reworked lake water placement and terraforming to match new imagery and DEM.
- Uncovered and reworked several gravel bars along the Susitna River.
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September 9, 2021 | v1.0.5
- Fixed terraforming for landable lakes.
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January 1, 2021 | v1.0.4
- Added a fictional airport designation (AK64), including runway starts!
- Removed a road texture that was incorrectly placed over a lake.
- Removed POI marker on Snowflake Lake.
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January 1, 2021 | v1.0.3
- Added POI marker to Snowflake Lake, making it easier to locate.
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November 24, 2020 | v1.0.2
- Added some clutter models around the airstrip.
- Adjusted lake elevations for new DEM released in v1.11.6.0 – World Update II.
- Changed file directory to conform to SDK standards. (Uninstall old versions!)
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September 23, 2020 | v1.0.1
- Fixed priority issue with tree placement that occurred after the v1.8.3.0 update.
- Fixed lake elevation issues.
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August 29, 2020 | v1.0.0
- Initial Release
