U.S. Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science ...

Big Sky resort in Montana is adapting to less natural snowfall with advanced snowmaking and grooming technology.

PALMERTON, Pa. — Nick Delich is the director of operations at Blue Mountain near Palmerton. He says the resort received nearly six inches of snow on Tuesday. The snow helped them prepare for opening ...

Scott notes that, in some cases, the practice can change the ecological balance of a region, causing, for example, delayed ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) - As temperatures drop, local ski hills are firing up their snow machines and gearing up for another season on the slopes. Let it snow! Crews are cranking up the snow making ...

In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, we're diving into the meteorology and methodology of snow-making at ski resorts.

When Keystone Resort became the first ski area to open in the fall, nearly all of the snow on its two open runs was artificial. It’s among the adaptations increasingly adopted by ...

BENZIE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Despite the fairly quiet and mild weather in the forecast, winter is right around the corner and ski resorts will be opening soon. Staff at Crystal Mountain near ...

Mother Nature has waved the checkered flag, and with temperatures dropping and snow falling in Colorado’s high peaks, ski resorts are racing to open their slopes to the public for the 2025-26 winter ...

Like many Alpine areas faced with declining snowfall, Villach had to make a difficult choice: bring in the snow cannons or reinvent itself ...