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

The best snow machines are affordable and easy to use. Offering high output in a user-friendly package, the Chauvet DJ Snow Machine lets you recreate a blizzard in your yard—whether or not the ...

With the Earth warming at a record rate, the list of locales that could reliably host a Winter Games will shrink substantially in the coming years.

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

Scott notes that, in some cases, the practice can change the ecological balance of a region, causing, for example, delayed blooms, though the impact is often minor. “When you add to the natural snow ...

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 ...