Machine-made snow forms spherical balls instead of flakes, creating harder surfaces that affect skiing performance, but offer other tradeoffs that help with early season conditions.

Winter has arrived a bit early. Greater Akron has gotten its first taste of chilly weather and even a few stray snow showers. While it hasn't been as snowy as parts of extreme Northern Ohio where lake ...

The Snow Tubing Park opens on Nov. 15, which will then be followed by the ski season beginning just one week later.

As temperatures drop, local ski hills are firing up their snow machines and gearing up for another season on the slopes.

[Mattmopar] figured out how to get a white Christmas even if the weather isn’t frightful. He built a simple DIY snow making machine with a few plumbing parts, and tools you probably already have.

It is a sure sign of winter. Boston Mills ski resort in northern Summit County has announced that it will open for the season on Friday. This is one of the earliest openings for the ski resort in ...

RENO, Nev. — Sky Tavern now has the ability to make its own snow, meaning it can open earlier in the season and stay open longer regardless of how much natural snowfall the Sierra gets. Thanks to ...

With temperatures dropping and snow beginning to fall, ski resorts are starting to ready themselves for the upcoming season.

With the Bridge Fire rapidly approaching their lifts on Tuesday, Mountain High Resort employees turned on their snow-making machines, something that firefighters say might have saved them from ...

ROCHESTER — The best chances for a local white Christmas might be in Gamehaven Regional Park. However, following the first successful night of making usable snow for the season, chances remain ...