Definition of "snowmaking" []

• Production of artificial snow in the form of granular ice particles for use on ski slopes. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The best snowmaking occurs when temperatures fall below 20 degrees."
• "Investing capital to fund on-mountain improvements such as snowmaking and a new 22-foot superpipe, and providing equipment and manpower, among others things, constitute a "significant" portion of the firm's annual operating budget, said John Rigney, Skico's vice president of sales and events."
• "Around 4 a.m. when humidity levels dropped, snowmaking crews began their work icing three of Loveland's trails: Catwalk, Mambo, and Homerun."