snowmaking

noun

snow·​mak·​ing ˈsnō-ˌmā-kiŋ 

often attributive

: the production of snow usually for ski slopes

Examples of snowmaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2020, the Aspen Skiing Company installed snowmaking at the top of Aspen Mountain for similar reasons. —John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025

The mountain has 100 percent snowmaking capabilities, ensuring there’s skiable terrain all season long. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025

Recent capital investments include the addition of semi-automated snowmaking guns which allows for more efficiency with resources while achieving better, more consistent coverage on the mountain. —Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Upgrades included 34 new snow guns and 10,000 yards of snowmaking pipe, as well as, in 2023, the completion of two new chairlifts from the Warm Springs base area, Challenger and Flying Squirrel, serving the Challenger racecourse venue. —Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowmaking

• awaking
• backbreaking
• bookmaking
• breathtaking
• brickmaking
• caretaking
• dressmaking
• filmmaking
• forsaking
• glassmaking
• groundbreaking
• haymaking