snowmaking
noun
snow·mak·ing
ˈsnō-ˌmā-kiŋ 
often attributive
: the production of snow usually for ski slopes
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The resort also has 100 percent snowmaking coverage, ensuring optimal conditions all season long.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Idaho’s law says skiers take on the liability for the inherent risks of the sport, including colliding with trees, bare spots, lift towers, clearly visible snowmaking or snowgrooming equipment and the like.
—Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
For decades, snowmaking was relatively uncommon at western ski resorts.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
When to Go Thanks to snowmaking abilities, Beech Mountain’s winter season begins in late November or early December (exact dates may shift by year) and runs through mid-March.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Idaho’s law says skiers take on the liability for the inherent risks of the sport, including colliding with trees, bare spots, lift towers, clearly visible snowmaking or snowgrooming equipment and the like.
—Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
For decades, snowmaking was relatively uncommon at western ski resorts.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
When to Go Thanks to snowmaking abilities, Beech Mountain’s winter season begins in late November or early December (exact dates may shift by year) and runs through mid-March.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Snowmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmaking. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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