# Stopping the Falling Snow

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-the-falling-snow/76070>\
**Category:** open source\
**Created:** [January 14, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-the-falling-snow/76070 "2005-01-14T14:35:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Asher\_Lightfoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Asher\_Lightfoot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Asher_Lightfoot)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-the-falling-snow/76070/1 "2005-01-14T14:35:18Z")

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Im working on a flash movie right now, and for a certain amount of frames I want falling snow on the screen.

I have looked at the falling snow tutorial, and it works perfect for what i want, my only problem is, how do I get it to stop?

Heres the actionscript on my movie clip of the snowflake:

\*onClipEvent (load) {  
//specifies the size of the movie stage  
movieWidth = 590;  
movieHeight = 450;

```
//variables that will modify the falling snow 
i = 1 Math.random()*2; 
k = -Math.PI Math.random()*Math.PI; 

//giving each snowflake unique characteristics 
this._xscale = this._yscale=50 Math.random()*100; 
this._alpha = 75 Math.random()*100; 
this._x = -10 Math.random()*movieWidth; 
this._y = -10 Math.random()*movieHeight; 

```

}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
//putting it all together  
rad = (k/180)\*Math.PI;  
this.\_x -= Math.cos(rad);  
this.\_y = i;  
if (this.\_y\>=movieHeight) {  
this.\_y = -5;  
}  
if ((this.\_x\>=movieWidth) || (this.\_x\<=0)) {  
this.\_x = -10 Math.random()\*movieWidth;  
this.\_y = -5;  
}  
}  
\*   
Now I want the snow to start falling at frame 500 so I put this script on frame 500:

\*for (k=0; k\<50; k ) {  
duplicateMovieClip(this.snow, “snow” k, k);  
} \*

Now like i said this works perfect for what I want, the snow starts falling on frame 500, but I want it to stop at frame 800, and it doesnt stop, can anyone help me? I would greatly appreciate it.

-a