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

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 Salt Lake Tribune reports on Utah's preparations for the 2034 Olympics amidst climate challenges, highlighting reliance on advanced snowmaking and potential date shifts.

Scott notes that, in some cases, the practice can change the ecological balance of a region, causing, for example, delayed ...

The Winter Olympic Games, this year hosted in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, have increasingly had to rely on human-made ...

Preparations for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are moving ahead across the Italian Alps, where organisers are leaning heavily on existing ve.

In the early 1970s, Dimitrije Milovich and Wayne Stoveken began building boards meant specifically to surf the snow, testing ...

Despite a barren start to Colorado's ski season, Winter Park Resort opened on Halloween and served up holiday powder. The ski ...

For a fourth straight Winter Olympics, Alli Zehetner’s job is to create the structure beneath every run — all while remaining ...

The Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 highlighted its efforts to reduce the environmental impact and support long-term benefits ...

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 ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are taking place in two co-hosting cities, and you're not the only one wondering why that is.