[Mattmopar] figured out how to get a white Christmas even if the weather isn’t frightful. He built a simple DIY snow making machine with a few plumbing parts, and tools you probably already have.

Kolina Coe, director of mountain operations at Keystone Resort, explains the workings of one of the mountain's 672 snowmaking guns. Photo Credit: Robert Silk KEYSTONE, Colo. -- The slopes at Keystone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a snow drought impacts much of the western United States, the management at China Peak Mountain Resort are relying more on ...

This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This winter’s snow cover is the lowest on record in the Western United States ...