MASSANUTTEN, Va. (WAVY) – Snow is exciting for many of us, as it’s not that often flakes fly from the sky. On average, Hampton Roads see around six inches of snow annually. Out in the mountains of ...

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 ...

It turns out that there’s a whole lot of work that goes into blowing frozen droplets of water onto ski slopes. This is the science of snowmaking. Most anyone who has ever gone skiing or snowboarding ...

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 ...

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — It’s been a slow start to Utah’s ski season, with warm, dry weather forcing resorts across northern Utah to delay their opening dates. But colder air has finally ...

A fresh layer of powder arrived in parts of the Sierra this week, but it wasn't nearly enough to get most ski resorts ready for the winter season. Almost all have been forced to push back their ...

DENVER (AP) — 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.

The winter Olympics conjure up images of snowy mountain ranges, frozen ice rinks and athletes in cold-weather gear. And for good reason. Winter Olympic venues have often been in places that receive an ...

A small, flat piece of ground on a former uranium mill tailings site on the eastern edge of Rifle wouldn't necessarily be the first place you'd think of going skiing. So it would be only natural to ...