Amid the West’s worst snow drought in modern history, several ski areas are attempting a novel approach: Storing up artificial snow and preserving it until next ski season. Subscribe to read this ...

For Yoko Toshima, winter hits harder these days. “Perhaps it is because I am getting older, but the way the snow falls seems more extreme than before,” she said. During the warmer months, the ...

Snow flies have an unexpected way of surviving freezing temperatures. They produce antifreeze proteins to block ice formation and can even generate their own heat. Scientists also found that their ...

In February of 2000, the City of Proctor earned the world record for the most people making snow angels at the same time. School even let out early that day to gather 1,026 people for the snow angel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snow falls in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on February 19, 2026. - Yomiuri Shimbu/Ryoichiro Kida/AP For Yoko ...

An extremely warm March melted most of the snow in California's Sierra Nevada. The early melt fits a long-term pattern as ...

At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places normally renowned for their frosty appeal. Iconic mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado, ...

It's now officially spring, but in the American West, folks are still getting over the winter that wasn't. States from Colorado to Oregon are reporting their driest and warmest winter on record, and ...

Ski resorts from Whistler to Mt. Baker will be refreshed with a decent helping of snow. The setup starts warm and windy on Tuesday, so the first turns come with denser snow and higher snow levels, ...

A strong spring storm will blanket the Sierra with a heavy snowfall, making travel difficult.