Beyond making snow, TechnoAlpin has adapted its technology for other uses, and now sells systems to fight fires, dust and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 day, but ...

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.