How to Use snowmaking in a Sentence

snowmaking

noun
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  • For more on the Friends group or to donate to the snowmaking effort, see laphampeakfriends.org or laphampeaksnowmaking.org.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Thanks to his snowmaking crews and groomers, runs were open and skiing well.
    — Jason Blevins, Outside Online, 23 May 2018
  • The mountain claims to get around 500 inches of snow a year, negating the need for snowmaking.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And when Mother Nature comes up short, the snowmaking team jumps in.
    — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Future plans include ski rentals and lessons; snowmaking and lights; and a high-speed quad.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The resort, which does not use any snowmaking, is scheduled to open Dec. 8.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • For the first time in almost two decades, many of the Alps’ snowmaking machines are idle, from Austria to France and south into Italy.
    — Andy Hoffman, Bloomberg.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Added the Caterpillar lift, a 400-foot-long surface lift near the bottom of Great Western and added snowmaking and a new run to the beginner area.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Kids can ice tube, take part in an elf training academy and use snowmaking machines to build and blast snowballs.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 15 May 2023
  • Plus, temperatures have been low enough and winds calm enough to allow for snowmaking.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The park has had more than 24 hours of continuous snowmaking since Tuesday.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Smaller resorts may be forced to take on debt to finance snowmaking equipment.
    — Brian P. McCullough, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2022
  • That’s too warm for snowmaking, which is best done when the temperature is between 25-28 degrees.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Nov. 2021
  • But snowmaking is not as simple as just making sure the air is sufficiently cold.
    — Peter Veals, The Conversation, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The air temperature has to get down to 18 °F before snowmaking can take place, using plain old water.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2012
  • What Mother Nature fails to provide will be made up for with some of the most sophisticated snowmaking systems in the world.
    — John Hopewell, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The snowmaking equipment can only cover part of the 35-mile trail system, which could mean the races are held on shorter loop courses if necessary.
    — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Also new: additional snowmaking equipment; a new on-snow eatery, the Yurt; and new rental equipment.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Cold weather means great snowmaking conditions through the weekend and, in the high country, there will be some natural snow on Friday.
    — Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2020
  • There were warm winters, faulty snowmaking equipment, rising interest rates and a lack of interest in winter sports in the South.
    — Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Just four miles down the road, Keystone has been upgrading its snowmaking system this summer, throwing down the gauntlet to A-Basin with plans to open in October.
    — John Meyer, The Know, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The company also plans to invest in new snowmaking equipment.
    — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Boasting 97% snowmaking coverage, there doesn’t need to be snow in your backyard in order to enjoy an ideal day of skiing at this quaint resort.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • By kicking the season off a bit later than usual, the resort hopes to have expanded terrain, more snowmaking, and as many lifts open as possible starting from the first day.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 6 Oct. 2020
  • In 1957 snowmaking was added, followed in subsequent years with new surface lifts, improved lighting for night skiing and an expansion in the number of trails.
    — Brian Irwin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • While not an option everywhere, snowmaking has breathed new life into some cross country ski areas that saw the snow disappear.
    — oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The Cedar City resort says El Niño weather pattern, snowmaking will allow for its second-earliest start to season.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Thanks to the efforts of this snowmaking team, the resort had 42 runs open when our family visited right before the holidays, while many West Coast ski areas struggled to remain open.
    — Kari Bodnarchuk, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Not all of the ski terrain was open either – but Mother Nature, not the pandemic, was to blame for that, with overnight temperatures too warm for snowmaking and only a few inches of natural snow on the ground.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Other ski areas are open Sun Valley Resort, which has a large snowmaking system, opened on Thanksgiving.
    — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 19 Dec. 2017

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