No snow in the forecast? Don't worry. You can create a wintry effect this season with these top backyard snow machines. Most of us are dreaming of a white Christmas, but that’s never a guarantee.

PALMERTON, Pa. — Nick Delich is the director of operations at Blue Mountain near Palmerton. He says the resort received nearly six inches of snow on Tuesday. The snow helped them prepare for opening ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Flagstaff ski season will be a little less dependent on Mother Nature this year. The Arizona Snowbowl Resort began using its new snow-making machine on Tuesday. Spokesman David ...

In La Nina winters, nature doesn't always provide natural snow to help ski areas open. Across the U.S. and around the world, resorts often use machines to build base depths when nature can't provide ...

CLEVELAND — Polar air will be barreling across the Great Lakes on Sunday. Northeast Ohio’s famous “lake effect snow machine” will switch on once again — a familiar phrase for a powerful and often ...