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 ...

At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, artificial snow could be seen on virtually all slopes. Old habits die hard.

Just before the Winter Olympics kicked off, Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Dolomite town that will play host to a number of the Games’ alpine events, received a healthy dusting of fresh snow, easing earlier ...

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 ...

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.