snow.news

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

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

3

8

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

2

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

1

1

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

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

2

August 2025

Summer snow.news roundup

Plus SnowSlang: K is for "krummholz"

Aug 27 • 

Mitch Tobin

5

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

1

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