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Grim Western snowpack update

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

Dec 4 • 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 • 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 • Mitch Tobin

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Early-season snowpack update

Plus, SnowSlang: M is for "Milankovitch cycles"

Nov 6 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Mitch Tobin

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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

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August 2025

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

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