The Hardships of Making Snow | Cost, Reliance, & Environmental Impacts According to POW (Protect Our Winters) about 88% of ski resorts in the United States rely on snowmaking each season. Resorts will make snow to accumulate a base to open earlier, stay open later, or compensate to build features like halfpipes for competitions. Some resorts, like those in the Mid-Atlantic region, rely on snowmaking to have a season at all. […] Helena Guglielmino | November 3, 2017 4 Comments