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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

November 2025

Snow and warfare: 1776-2026, Part 2

How the cryosphere has shaped military history—and why the specter of nuclear winter endures

Nov 25, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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In burned forests, the West’s snowpack is melting earlier

As blazes expand to higher elevations, the impacts cascade downstream

Nov 19, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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Early-season snowpack update

Plus, SnowSlang: M is for "Milankovitch cycles"

Nov 6, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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October 2025

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, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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Help me reach 1,000 subscribers

As snow.news embarks on Season 3, I'm asking for your help in building this free snow journalism endeavor and making it thrive.

Oct 22, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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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, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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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, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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September 2025

SnowVis: "A Breathing Earth" and the "Blue Marble"

Plus, SnowSlang: L is for “lake effect snow,” and September snow photos

Sep 24, 2025 • Mitch Tobin

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