SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — Although it’s been a bit of a warm winter thus far, New Mexico’s ski resorts are open for the season. Part of what makes this possible is the snowmaking process. And up at ...

The winter’s unseasonably warm and dry weather left many ski resorts struggling to get enough snow to open trails last fall.

As a warming world creates an existential threat for the ski industry, resorts are reducing how much energy they need to make it snow.

As the climate changes, ski resorts have begun relying more on machine-made snow, which comes with environmental consequences and limitations.