snow.news

Summer snow.news roundup

Plus SnowSlang: K is for "krummholz"

Aug 27 • 

Mitch Tobin

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July 2025

Instructor blues: my first (and last?) season teaching skiing

A candid look back at my struggles on the slopes

Jul 23 • 

Mitch Tobin

4

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June 2025

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

1

Greenland aerials and the latest snow.news

A glimpse of the Arctic, this season's early meltout, a dust-on-snow study, and more.

Jun 12 • 

Mitch Tobin

1

May 2025

Snow drought update

Plus, SnowSlang: J is for "jökulhlaup"

May 13 • 

Mitch Tobin

2

Scientists use cosmic rays to study the snowpack

Extraterrestrial particles offer insights into Earth’s mountain water towers

May 1 • 

Mitch Tobin

1

April 2025

Snow news roundup

Plus, SnowSlang: I is for the many types of ice formations

Apr 21 • 

Mitch Tobin

1

Taking stock of the spring snowpack

Maps and graphics visualize conditions at the April 1 milestone

Apr 3 • 

Mitch Tobin

3

March 2025

Snow news roundup

6 stories on my radar

Mar 28 • 

Mitch Tobin

1

Snowpack update

Plus: H is for hydrologic cycle graphics

Mar 18 • 

Mitch Tobin

3

9 graphics that visualize EPA’s climate change indicators for snow

The downward trajectory for snow will impact water supplies, wildlife habitat, wildfire activity and outdoor recreation.

Mar 6 • 

Mitch Tobin

4

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February 2025

Snowpack update and G is for "glacier"

Plus: turkeys digging snow

Feb 21 • 

Mitch Tobin

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