Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to ...

Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to ...

Warm air rises, but it also expands because air pressure decreases with height. The latter effect wins out and air becomes ...

In nature and technology, crystallization plays a pivotal role, from forming snowflakes and pharmaceuticals to creating ...

The most notable moments were the first-ever women’s downhill on the legendary Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colo.

IT is well known that the friction of solids on snow surfaces is larger than on ice surfaces. The higher kinetic friction obtained on snow is attributed to the extra work done in displacing and ...

Sunshine Now, But Snow is Sneaking In Today’s forecast brings a bit of a weather teaser. We’ll get some sunshine to start the day, though by noon it’ll shift to a mix of sun and cloud. Winds will ...

From the moment a snow crystal forms, it is being changed by multiple forces, such as weather. In the winter, we often experience periods of snowfall followed by periods of dryness. During these dry ...

Michael Brabin, senior product manager at Crystal Ski says there are three factors to consider when choosing the best resort for skiing in April. 3. A reputation for lots of snow (machine-made or ...

Montana Snowbowl, a small ski area outside Missoula, Montana, has decided to extend its ski season for just a bit longer after receiving one foot of new snow. Thanks to the late-season storm, Snowbowl ...

Crystal Ski Holidays organise ski and snowboarding ... the chair and drag lifts without toppling over. I had even braved snow rafting one evening (the mountain version of white-water rafting ...

Colder temperatures cannot hold as much moisture so the shape of the snow crystals created are more like columns and plates and are smaller, often resulting in less snow to shovel, though if a ...