When winter returns to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it’s not just nature that brings the snow – there’s some interesting science at play, too! As the Tahoe region gears up for ski season, resorts are ...

On early October mornings — sometimes even in the middle of the night — crews across Colorado’s ski resorts don their gear and climb the slopes with one mission: to make snow. “Our snowmakers are ...

Correction: The original version of this column incorrectly stated that “most of the energy” for snowmaking comes from fossil fuels. Locally, resorts that receive their electricity from Holy Cross ...

(CBS4) - With the abnormally dry, warmer weather this year, some ski areas have really felt the pinch, not being able to open as many runs as early as usual. So, CBS4 Investigates took a closer look ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Though snow was finally in the forecast — and on the ground — late this week, snowmaking has been in full gear and much needed this season, where rain ...

As climate change becomes an increasingly pertinent issue for ski resorts, snowmaking has become more important. Snow guns, as long as it’s cold, make skiing possible when Mother Nature’s feeling ...

WEST DOVER — The now ubiquitous process of snowmaking started at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, Conn., which shares a founder with local ski resort Mount Snow. A new book, "Mohawk Mountain Ski Area: The ...

Robin Smith is the go-to guy for snowmaking, which in light of climate change, is more relevant now than ever. Resorts are more heavily dependent on snowmaking now than ever before. Why? First, the ...

GEORGETOWN, Colo. — Snow enthusiasts, rejoice! The snowmaking process is underway at several Colorado ski areas. Colorado mountain resorts are taking advantage of a cold front in Colorado that ...

Kolina Coe, director of mountain operations at Keystone Resort, explains the workings of one of the mountain's 672 snowmaking guns. Photo Credit: Robert Silk KEYSTONE, Colo. -- The slopes at Keystone ...

Two projects to increase snowmaking on Aspen Mountain and the Snowmass Ski Area have received initial approvals from the U.S. Forest Service, but any potential effects of drawing more water from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As climate change becomes an increasingly pertinent issue for ski resorts, snowmaking has become more important. Snow guns, as ...