He built a simple DIY snow making machine with a few plumbing parts, and tools you probably already have. Snowmaking machines used on the ski slopes cost tens of thousands of dollars. Even the ...

As climate change becomes an increasingly pertinent issue for ski resorts, snowmaking has become more important. Snow guns, as long as it’s cold, make skiing possible when Mother Nature’s feeling ...

For this year’s World Snow Celebration in Stillwater, the snow was made at Afton Alps in Hastings. Photojournalist Ryan Klabunde went to check out the snowmaking process.