snowmaking
noun
snow·mak·ing
ˈsnō-ˌmā-kiŋ 
often attributive
: the production of snow usually for ski slopes
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In addition, the resorts plan to switch to renewable energy to power ski lifts, the snowmaking process and its on-site vehicles.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
This year, Wintergreen has taken its snowmaking to the next level with the addition of several TechnoAlpin TT10 fan guns, each equipped with advanced power, water and communication systems.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Copper Mountain will focus early-season snowmaking operations on preparing a race course that will welcome the world’s best alpine racers — including Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest ski racer in history — for World Cup races Nov. 27-30.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The court held that a lower court was right to dismiss a lawsuit from the widow of a skier who died after crashing into a snowmaking tower gun at Sun Valley.
—Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
This year, Wintergreen has taken its snowmaking to the next level with the addition of several TechnoAlpin TT10 fan guns, each equipped with advanced power, water and communication systems.
—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Copper Mountain will focus early-season snowmaking operations on preparing a race course that will welcome the world’s best alpine racers — including Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest ski racer in history — for World Cup races Nov. 27-30.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The court held that a lower court was right to dismiss a lawsuit from the widow of a skier who died after crashing into a snowmaking tower gun at Sun Valley.
—Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
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“Snowmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmaking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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