Over the past two summers, Alterra Mountain Company has shelled out $37 million to upgrade Winter Park’s antiquated snowmaking system, one that was installed in the late 1970s when lift tickets cost ...

As communities weigh a lift tax on Telluride Ski Resort and a tripling of water rates, Chuck Horning blasts ‘burdens and obstacles’ imposed on his company As Chuck Horning navigated his first year as ...

As a warming world creates an existential threat for the ski industry, resorts are reducing how much energy they need to make it snow. By Tik Root/Grist Published Feb 21, 2024 7:00 AM EST Add Popular ...

The Aspen Parks and Open Space Department seeks approval from the City of Aspen for a contract with SE Group to plan and design potential snowmaking systems for the Aspen Snowmass Nordic trails. This ...

Human-caused climate change has harmed the ski industry across all four of the U.S. regions, costing the industry an average of $252 million a year due to decreased revenue and higher snowmaking costs ...

Cross country skiers make their way on The Concord Community Nordic Trails at Beaver Meadow Golf Course on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Monitor file Sam Evans-Brown is the chair of Ski The Beav, which ...

NORTH CREEK, N.Y. — Gore Mountain in North Creek has made a lot of snow it its days, but now they're making more than ever, and at a cheaper cost than years ago. Newer, high tech snowmaking machinery ...

Robin Smith is the go-to guy for snowmaking, which in light of climate change, is more relevant now than ever. Resorts are more heavily dependent on snowmaking now than ever before. Why? First, the ...

The city of Aspen will explore snowmaking on the Aspen-Snowmass Nordic Trail System, an unprecedented measure in response to what city staff say is a recent decline in reliable snow conditions on the ...

HOW SNOW MAKING TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING. THE NUMBER ONE INGREDIENT FOR A GREAT SKI SEASON IS, OF COURSE, SNOW. WINTER RECREATION THRIVES DURING SNOWY WINTERS, BUT WHEN MOTHER NATURE DOESN’T COOPERATE, ...

Keegan Ziemba of Henniker skis across the peaceful and snowy groomed ski loop at Beaver Meadow on Dec. 3, 2025. Credit: ALEXANDER RAPP / Monitor Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter ...