Fighting Snow In The Sky?

From the Moscow Times:
"Luzhkov Takes Snow Fight to the Sky"

This just seems like something from a Science Fiction book. I don't know how effective it will be to shoot things into the clouds to stop the snow from falling down. If it works it would greatly help Moscow, but if it doesn't work than it will make Luzhkov and Moscow the laughing-stock of the world.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/luzhkov-takes-snow-fight-to-the-sky/387446.html