Turn on any holiday movie and you’re almost guaranteed to see snow. The fluffy white stuff is synonymous with the season, but not everyone gets the chance to enjoy — or endure — it. If you want to ...

Many beloved holiday movies share this one special effect: fake snow. We look at the history of fake snow and the technology behind crafting it has evolved.

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 ...

Hallmark Christmas movies use Hollywood movie magic, combining fake snow, digital effects and clever weather tricks on film ...

A December 2024 study found snow cover in the Italian Alps had decreased by half in the past 100 years Despite criticism over its environmental impact, artificial snow will be used at the 2026 ...

There are snowflakes on the Starbucks cups, served with their sleighfuls of Michael Bublé, and on the oily wrappers of sausage and biscuit sandwiches. There are giant, crystalline flakes in the ...

It's that time of the year when a lot of us are settling in to rewatch favorite holiday movies. And what would holiday movies be without snow? Fake snow, to be precise. NPR producer Danny Hensel looks ...

One hundred days before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, it's too early for the weather forecast, but one thing is certain -- there will be artificial snow, much to the dismay of environmental ...