One research study suggested that ski areas adapt by moving to higher elevations, which are colder on average and less likely ...

Keystone Resort in Colorado was the first resort in the country to open in 2025, in part due to their emphasis on early-season snowmaking. As climate change amplifies drought in the Mountain West, ski ...

"Above the ideal range." Multiple US ski resorts delay opening days amid worsening crisis: 'Impossible to open terrain safely' first appeared on The Cool Down.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) - As temperatures drop, local ski hills are firing up their snow machines and gearing up for another season on the slopes. Let it snow! Crews are cranking up the snow making ...

On a cold, dry December day, Brian McCloskey, with Mount Southington, points out the new, upgraded snow machines. “We can operate because of our snowmaking,” McCloskey said. This year, Mount ...

When Mother Nature doesn’t deliver, it’s up to technology — and a dedicated crew willing to work in freezing cold weather while the rest of the world sleeps — to bring winter to the slopes. There has ...

After weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures and little natural snowfall, Pebble Creek Ski Area is finally seeing conditions ...

The nonprofit group Portland Nordic is renting snowmaking equipment with an eye toward an annual winter activity hub.

Openings for tubing and sledding down Triangle Hill have been inconsistent for years. There was another delay this year.

The past two ski seasons started as polar opposites in Aspen, but any way you slice it, the snowmaking crew play a key role in getting skiers and riders on their boards. In 2017-18, the season started ...

A recent warm spell with rain cast doubts of a white Christmas in the minds of Lakes Region residents. But that was put to ...