snowmaking
noun
snow·mak·ing
ˈsnō-ˌmā-kiŋ 
often attributive
: the production of snow usually for ski slopes
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The mix of rain and light snow has left resorts like Northstar heavily dependent on snowmaking and left Truckee businesses in a holding pattern.
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Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
On the East Coast, Bethel, Maine, has a noteworthy food scene, while snowmaking is banned at Mad River Glen near Waitsfield, Vermont, which keeps crowds small in this charming town.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
The technology, combined with temperatures finally low enough for snowmaking plus 2 inches of natural snowfall in the past week, helped Bogus prepare to claim Idaho’s first ski-area opening, according to the release.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
Two more ski resorts are postponing their opening days because of below-normal natural snow and challenging snowmaking conditions, but five others open this week with limited terrain.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
On the East Coast, Bethel, Maine, has a noteworthy food scene, while snowmaking is banned at Mad River Glen near Waitsfield, Vermont, which keeps crowds small in this charming town.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
The technology, combined with temperatures finally low enough for snowmaking plus 2 inches of natural snowfall in the past week, helped Bogus prepare to claim Idaho’s first ski-area opening, according to the release.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 2025
Two more ski resorts are postponing their opening days because of below-normal natural snow and challenging snowmaking conditions, but five others open this week with limited terrain.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Snowmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmaking. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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