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

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 ...

Heavy demands for energy and water risk locking ski resorts into a model that climate change will ultimately make unviable.

Artificial snowmaking will be used almost everywhere. This technology, which requires large amounts of water and energy, has ...

Global warming and higher temperatures are eroding the foundations of winter tourism, shortening ski seasons, and making it less predictable.

YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. BUT FIRST, BACK TO DOUG AND SHELLEY JUST SHOWED US. THERE’S BEEN A WARM WINTER. SO HOW ARE SKI AREAS SURVIVING THIS SEASON? JULIAN PARAS ...