snow.news

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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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

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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

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May 2025

Snow drought update

Plus, SnowSlang: J is for "jökulhlaup"

May 13 • 

Mitch Tobin

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