snowmaking
noun
snow·mak·ing
ˈsnō-ˌmā-kiŋ 
often attributive
: the production of snow usually for ski slopes
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The mountain has 100 percent snowmaking capabilities, ensuring there’s skiable terrain all season long.
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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
The latest: The facility closed for the season several months ago because its snowmaking equipment is broken, which Polk County was aware of when the property was purchased, Condon said.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
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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
The latest: The facility closed for the season several months ago because its snowmaking equipment is broken, which Polk County was aware of when the property was purchased, Condon said.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snowmaking
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“Snowmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmaking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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