snow.news

No fooling: April 1 is a cruel joke for the West's snowpack

At the water year's midpoint, meager snow cover raises alarms for the months ahead

Apr 1 • Mitch Tobin

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March 2026

Missing snowpack reveals West’s vulnerabilities

This season's snow drought is a chilling harbinger in our warming climate

Mar 25 • Mitch Tobin

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March heat wave: early melt-out

The West's snow drought deepens due to record-breaking temperatures

Mar 18 • Mitch Tobin

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5 snow stories on my radar

Avalanches, snow blankets, wolverine reintroduction, a snowpack update, and the storm of the (sad) season

Mar 4 • Mitch Tobin

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February 2026

Snowpack update: sorely needed pattern change

Plus, SnowSlang: P is for "penitentes," and sweet relief at Telluride

Feb 19 • Mitch Tobin

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Western U.S. snowpack is worth trillions of dollars

Putting a price tag on the water stored in the region’s high-elevation frozen reservoir

Feb 12 • Mitch Tobin

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The Winter Olympics vs. climate change

Plus: an update on the snowpack (bad) and photos from a rare powder day (good)

Feb 3 • Mitch Tobin

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January 2026

Snow drought update: record warmth, thin snowpack

Plus, SnowSlang: O is for "orographic lift"

Jan 22 • Mitch Tobin

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Scientists clash over how to track the West’s vital snowpack

Supporters of airborne snow surveys dispute “hotspots” study on water forecasts

Jan 14 • Mitch Tobin

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Photo essay: Low tide in Colorado

Images from a thin winter

Jan 7 • Mitch Tobin

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December 2025

10 snow stories on my radar

Forecasting, eating, making, and visualizing snow, plus a snowpack update

Dec 17, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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Grim Western snowpack update

Plus, SnowSlang: N is for "nor'easter"

Dec 4, 2025 • Mitch Tobin