In La Nina winters, nature doesn't always provide natural snow to help ski areas open. Across the U.S. and around the world, resorts often use machines to build base depths when nature can't provide ...

Could the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics be the last held on natural snow? The Games were widely hailed as a success, but also drew criticism for their heavy reliance on artificial snow: around 1 ...

Memphis city council members Pearl Eva Walker and Yolanda Cooper Sutton (and many other people online) say that snow is fake. Sutton recently posted a video on her Facebook page to demonstrate the ...

Cross-country skiers have raced in Vasaloppet in Mora, Minn., since 1973. But Mora has only had enough natural snow once in the last seven years to put on the full race. Enter Don Olson. He's 67, an ...

Southeast Michigan ski resorts slalomed into a new season, buoyed by snowy forecasts and optimism about the season ahead. Representatives of the Alpine Valley, Pine Knob and Mount Holly ski resorts in ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. When viewers tune in to the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will see pristine, white slopes, groomed tracks and athletes racing over snow-covered ...

One hundred days before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, it's too early for the weather forecast, but one thing is certain -- there will be artificial snow, much to the dismay of environmental ...

Ice arenas and artificial snow now dominate the winter Olympics. Athletes there — and everywhere — may need to adjust how they train and perform.