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Early-season snowpack update
Plus, SnowSlang: M is for "Milankovitch cycles"
Nov 6 • 
Mitch Tobin
Snow and warfare: 1776-2026, Part 1
Wintry weather has confounded warriors for ages, and the cryosphere lies at the crux of some of recent history's most consequential battles.
Oct 30 • 
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Oct 22 • 
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15 reasons why I ski
Jan 9 • Mitch Tobin
Taking stock of the spring snowpack
Apr 3 • Mitch Tobin
SnowVis: 7 graphics on avalanche fatalities
Nov 8, 2024 • Mitch Tobin
Instructor blues: my first (and last?) season teaching skiing
Jul 23 • Mitch Tobin
SnowVis: ski resort fatalities and catastrophic injuries
Feb 6 • Mitch Tobin
Why atmospheric rivers matter, plus a snowpack update
Feb 1, 2024 • Mitch Tobin
Vanishing glaciers, skiing Everest, and other snow.news
Can you guess how much the price of peak lift tickets has risen since 2000?
Oct 15 • 
Mitch Tobin
Human emissions are helping fuel the Southwest’s epic drought
Three studies of the Pacific Ocean conclude that lower precipitation isn’t just due to natural causes
Oct 1 • 
Mitch Tobin
SnowVis: "A Breathing Earth" and the "Blue Marble"
Plus, SnowSlang: L is for “lake effect snow,” and September snow photos
Sep 24 • 
Mitch Tobin
When the West’s rivers surge each spring, older groundwater dominates the runoff
A better understanding of groundwater in the headwaters could improve streamflow predictions
Sep 10 • 
Mitch Tobin
Summer snow.news roundup
Plus SnowSlang: K is for "krummholz"
Aug 27 • 
Mitch Tobin
Instructor blues: my first (and last?) season teaching skiing
A candid look back at my struggles on the slopes
Jul 23 • 
Mitch Tobin
Q&A: Snow droughts imperil the American West’s water supply
My conversation with climatologist Dan McEvoy, plus snow photos from a hike in the San Juan Mountains
Jun 26 • 
Mitch Tobin
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