Snow began falling at a rate of roughly an inch-per-hour around noon in the Triangle – which is exceptionally heavy for our ...

This means that basically all of the snow the athletes will be competing on will be human-made. There are distinct differences between natural and artificial snow, and it has impacted a ...

Actor Jimmy Stewart walking through artificial snow on the set of Bedford Falls in It's A Wonderful Life (Getty) It's the blistering summer of 1946 and the 90-degree heat isn't exactly fitting for ...

particularly as artificial snow isn't the panacea it was once thought to be. Skiing in the Alps is big business—it's an industry worth $30 billion—and last week, skiers were thrilled to ...

The Beijing Olympics were the first Winter Games to rely entirely on artificial snow. WSJ examined the logistics of snowmaking and what it could mean for future host cities. Photo: Lisi Niesner ...

Competitions are not in danger in the medium term because artificial snow makes it possible to stage races. "The effort to produce snow is increasing," he said, adding that was "the most ...

The 2022 Winter Olympics kick off today in Beijing, where the lack of natural snow is a given due to the region's cold but dry climate. Artificial snow, which saved the Turin Olympics, will form ...