Expanded polystyrene and mounds of crushed ice infused with a wide spectrum of flavours never sounded so scrumptious. Popular snowcone stands such as “Sno Beach” located downtown and “Bahama Freeze” at a distance of 2.1 miles from Bowie High School, the eye-catching niche of many.

Students take a five-minute drive, after ordering from one of the dozen workers in a matter of seconds witnessing the making of the concoction. “It tastes good…you can buy shirts and it’s convenient, at a convenient location,” senior Eliza Mota said.

Snow cones aid in the most subliminal ways, freezing and crystallizing water at 32 degrees has the capacity to change a person’s state of mind.

“They cool me down, I have really bad tempers and the ice cools me down,” senior Jasmine Murray avid snow cone addict said, “I go three to four times a week, and I can’t get enough.”

This snow cone eating trend has many followers. Most snow cone stands have lots of assorted flavors from a typical Cherry, Kiwi to the insane Caribbean Mudslide and Polar Punch. To “fulfill” its unique snow cone lovers cravings, as declared and guaranteed in their website.

“My favorite flavor is Chamoy, because its delicious and I like the little tang it has,” Murray said. The little things such as “light, ripe, velvety” are what compose the enjoyment of it as a whole.

These assorted choices inspire crushed ice eaters to create their own flavor. This results into some new and nifty idea for the creatively inclined.

“Purple O… Powerade, Sprite, cranberry and vanilla,” Mota said. Leaving a snippet of the never-ending fictitious prismatic ideas of the community. “Colorful like a rainbow but only have one flavor,” Fernandez said.

The beloved snow cone dispenser trailer wistfully has its melting point. Its window remains open for services from when the flowers commence blossoming and temperatures are in the mid 70’s: March 1st, until the “Orengeade” filled ghoulish Halloween night. They’re vital due to the short seven-month snow cone hoarding opportunity span.

“All the time, every time of the day. This should be open at night” Murray said.

Texas, being the founding originator of the first documented snow cone at the annual State Fair in 1919 by 22-year-old Samuel Bert known as the “Snow-Cone King” adds to the greater significance of crushed ice. It unites friends, families and cultures, as it does with intervals.

“I was six years old…I was with my grandma, and it was with one of those guys who drive around…and sold raspas,” Mota said.