At the Winter Olympics, athletes race down immaculate white slopes. The snow looks perfect. But it is largely manufactured.

Artificial snowmaking will be used almost everywhere. This technology, which requires large amounts of water and energy, has ...

Scott notes that, in some cases, the practice can change the ecological balance of a region, causing, for example, delayed blooms, though the impact is often minor. “When you add to the natural snow ...

The rooftop park and artificial ski slope that will top Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant, now known as Amager Ressourcecenter (ARC), has officially opened. In addition to ...

Under a blazing sun, dozens of skiers and snowboarders last week whizzed down a hill just north of the Illinois state line.

In the heart of Texas, at A&M University, stands an unlikely, manmade ski slope with artificial snow called Mt. Aggie. Unsurprisingly, the hill is the only place to ski within about 1,000 miles. First ...

In Copenhagen, a new kind of ski experience is changing how people think about the sport. As BBC reports, visitors soaking in outdoor spas can gaze across the Øresund Strait at CopenHill — a ...