Unlocking the secret of snow. As skiers and riders, we all know snow. It blankets the mountains with deep powder during the cold winter months offering endless ground for play. But what if I told you ...

It’s never too early to start watching snow trends. Well okay, maybe August a little early. But still, before we know it, we will start to see flurries in the high mountains. Shortly thereafter photos ...

It turns out that there’s a whole lot of work that goes into blowing frozen droplets of water onto ski slopes. This is the science of snowmaking. Most anyone who has ever gone skiing or snowboarding ...

Walk a few feet. Determine the undisturbed area to test. Push a snow tube into the snow to get a core sample, record the data and repeat. For over 80 years, researchers across the West have followed a ...

As the deep days of winter set in, millions across the country will have to contend with snow, but they won't all face the same conditions. Some will ski over fluffy snowbanks, while others will find ...

Like any child growing up in the snowbelt of northeastern Ohio, I was glued to the local news shows on snowy winter mornings. Even if we only got a dusting, we still believed in our hearts that a snow ...

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Snow days are rare when you live in Hawaii, and so I was pretty excited for a snow day last week in DC. As I was watching the snow fall outside, it put me in mind of another kind of snow, which falls ...

The snow that falls in the mountains is good for more than just skiing, snowshoeing and breathtaking vistas. The snowpack it creates will eventually melt, and that water can be used for hydropower, ...