Quick! Before you read any further, pause, take a moment, and do your very best snow gun/snowmaking machine impression. Now, it’s time for some points of reference. Hunter Mountain, New York, recently ...

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

In La Nina winters, nature doesn't always provide natural snow to help ski areas open. Across the U.S. and around the world, resorts often use machines to build base depths when nature can't provide ...

When viewers tune in to the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will see pristine, white slopes, groomed tracks and athletes racing over snow-covered landscapes, thanks in part to a storm that blanketed the ...

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.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado ...