When winter returns to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it’s not just nature that brings the snow – there’s some interesting science at play, too! As the Tahoe region gears up for ski season, resorts are ...

DENVER — The sight can be jarring during extreme drought: Snowmaking guns lined up on a mountainside, blasting precious crystal flakes on a ski run, while the rest of the land goes thirsty. Snowpack ...

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 Keystone ...

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. Stream Connecticut News ...