If you skied the Italian Olympic courses, you'd fly down the mountain. The special process of making world-class technical snow uses more water, resulting in snow that's particularly firm and durable.

When Keystone first tried its hand at making snow, ski season in Summit County was forever changed. Since then, all other Summit County ski areas — Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Breckenridge Ski Resort and ...

At the Winter Olympics, athletes race down immaculate white slopes. The snow looks perfect. But it is largely manufactured.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — Although it’s been a bit of a warm winter thus far, New Mexico’s ski resorts are open for the season. Part of what makes this possible is the snowmaking process. And up at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unsurprisingly, the process of snowmaking consumes a significant amount of energy. According to a study conducted by the ...

Ski resorts are looking for ways to make snow more efficiently as droughts continue to hit the western U.S. According to the Associated Press, snowpack in the West has decreased by about 20% in the ...

GHENT, W.Va. (WSAZ) -Snowfall blanketed parts of our region on Sunday. Winterplace Ski Resort began the snowmaking process for the upcoming winter season. “Snow guns are in place, and we are excited ...

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON — Over at Solitude Mountain Resort, the team is up early in the morning to make snow. It’s a months-long process because they start maintaining the snow-making machines in the ...

DILLON, Colo. — Snow enthusiasts, rejoice! The snowmaking process began Friday at at least three Colorado ski areas. "Snowmaking has begun! Early this morning, our snowmaking team fired up the ...