Methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) was used as the precursor to prepare organically modified silica (ormosil) aerogel powder. The preparation was done in two steps. In the first step, MTMS was transformed into a gel through crosslinking by a small amount of sodium silicate, and the gel was broken into small pieces by strong shearing. In the second step, additional MTMS that was prehydrolyzed by acid catalyzed hydrolysis was added to the former gel dispersion, then ammonium hydroxide was added to make the pH to be about 11. An instant precipitation of white solid was observed after ammonium hydroxide addition. Superhydrophobic ormosil powder was obtained after ambient pressure drying of the precipitated solid. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) observation shows that the obtained powder was of porous structure resembling aerogel.