As climate change becomes an increasingly pertinent issue for ski resorts, snowmaking has become more important. Snow guns, as long as it’s cold, make skiing possible when Mother Nature’s feeling ...

Kolina Coe, director of mountain operations at Keystone Resort, explains the workings of one of the mountain's 672 snowmaking guns. Photo Credit: Robert Silk KEYSTONE, Colo. -- The slopes at ...

Colorado ski resorts are investing heavily in snowmaking. Climate change isn’t the only reason why. Snow cannons can help extend ski seasons with some resorts staying open through to the end of May.

“The new guns are amazing,” he said. They’re more energy- and water-efficient than the previous generation of snowmaking machines, and sensors let the team automate much of the process to ...

(Provided by Winter Park Resort) Although ski areas operate their snowmaking guns primarily in early season, resort officials say those efforts continue to pay dividends in the spring because ...

Four new fully automated fan guns will be installed at the bottom ... Killington to invest $30 million in snowmaking and other improvements. Here's the plan.

Ski resorts utilize two primary types of snowmaking equipment: air/water snow guns and fan guns. Air/water guns work by mixing high-pressure water and air, creating small droplets that freeze upon ...

“We got temps early this morning so the crews been out since about 7:30 and we’re firing up guns as we speak —250 of them," Gleason said. This photo was taken on the first day of snowmaking ...

Snowmaking is officially underway at Sunday River, Maine. This weekend, nearly 200 snow guns at the resort sputtered to life, coating trails like T2, Upper Sunday Punch, Rogue Angel, and Lollapalooza ...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — The calendar reads October but it still feels like summer in Colorado. However, two Colorado ski areas are preparing for the winter ski and snowboarding season ...

Ski resorts in Vermont boast some of the most powerful snowmaking systems in the world. Killington Resort invested $7 million in new low-energy snow guns to combat warmer temperatures and reduce ...

The plan is to start snowmaking on Monday afternoon with the goal of being open on Black Friday. Buck Hill has 70-80 permanent snow guns and another 30 or so portable ones. Three years ago ...