snowmaker

[snoh-mey-ker]

noun

1. a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowmaker¹

First recorded in 1950–55; snow ( def. ) + maker ( def. )

Example Sentences

It has the potential to be a snowmaker of epic proportions: A brutal winter storm moving through California is slated to drop rain, sleet and snow from the Oregon border down to the deserts near Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

The storm is expected to be ‘a snowmaker of the likes we have not seen for many years,’ a forecaster said, with a chance for snow even at sea level.

From Los Angeles Times

The storm is expected to be “a snowmaker of the likes we have not seen for many years,” a National Weather Service forecaster said, with snow as low as 1,500 feet elevation.

From Los Angeles Times

The event is expected to be “a snowmaker of the likes we have not seen for many years,” said Andrew Rorke, senior forecaster with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Cascades, Mother Nature turned the snowmaker on high, with high winds and more than a foot of snow expected to accumulate through Tuesday.

From Seattle Times