Archive - snow.news

Rain-snow transition blues

Plus the latest snow.news and an update on the snowpack

24 hrs ago •

November 2024

October 2024

Latest snow news and ski movie trailers

Plus: B is for "bomb cyclone"

Oct 31 •

Fall storm report and two new features

Say hello to SnowSlang and SnowVis

Oct 25 •

How much runoff comes from the West’s snowpack?

Snowmelt dominates many Western rivers, but climate change will reduce that contribution as raindrops replace snowflakes.

Oct 15 •

Survey says: public opinion on the snowpack

Plus: climbing a 14er exposes me to a rock glacier and the season's first snow

Oct 2

September 2024

Silly season: predicting the winter snowpack in summer

Plus new research on the Colorado River, and a crazy storm leaves me wondering whether hail is part of the cryosphere

Sep 6 •

August 2024

Looking back at "Snowball Earth"

Long ago, our planet was in a deep freeze. It's a chilling reminder of the power of climate feedback loops.

Aug 1 •

July 2024

Swiss-Colorado summit, headwaters aerials, and what I've been reading

Some cool images and snow-related stories for your summertime perusal

Jul 1 •

June 2024

Q&A: Defining the “snow deluge” and projecting its future

Scientist Adrienne Marshall explains why these extreme snow years are expected to decline in our warming world.

Jun 6 •

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