According to this article, snow-making machines are bad news for Mother Nature. I never quite signed on to the concept myself; while I’m eagerly waiting for the snow to melt, there are people out there making more???
The Environmental Hazards of Making Snow:
"During the unseasonably warm winter in Europe, many ski resorts are relying on snow machines to do nature’s work, much to the bane of environmentalis"
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