U.S. Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science ...

The hot tub — officially, the Trecan Combustion 60-PD Snowmelter — arrived from a city garage on Tuesday morning. It took 30 minutes to get the machine warmed up, said Joshua Goodman, a spokesman for ...

No snow in the forecast? Don't worry. You can create a wintry effect this season with these top backyard snow machines. Most of us are dreaming of a white Christmas, but that’s never a guarantee.

A North Idaho manufacturer has re‑engineered the iconic 1950s Aktiv Snow Trac into a modern, small‑batch tracked vehicle built in Bonners Ferry.

A warming climate and the use of artificial snow is making it more dangerous and difficult to compete at the Winter Olympics.

While the fastest women in the world will soon charge down Cortina’s Olimpia delle Tofane piste at well over 100 km/h, the ...

Artificial snow is largely safe, but indoor rinks with gasoline/propane resurfacers can expose athletes to CO, NO2, and particulates linked to poisonings and chronic airway disease.

Out of 93 potential Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games host sites only 52 would remain climate-reliable for the Olympics and ...

Despite Spokane's balmy winter, twice a day, "snow" falls downtown on Wall Street. On Jan. 27, 25-year-old Fiona Whitver ...

The author and his neighbors in Point Lay Alaska had several close encounters with polar bears in the mid-90s.

U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have faced increased violence from Israeli forces over the past year.