snowpack /tags/snowpack snowpack en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:18:16 GMT From 'mashed potatoes' to 'white suede,' this ski instructor speaks the language of snow /local-news/2025-04-01/from-mashed-potatoes-to-white-suede-this-ski-instructor-speaks-the-language-of-snow Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:18:16 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/from-mashed-potatoes-to-white-suede-this-ski-instructor-speaks-the-language-of-snow Alex Hager This pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air /local-news/2024-05-10/this-pioneering-study-tells-us-how-snow-disappears-into-thin-air New findings about sublimation explain how snow is lost to evaporation before it can melt. The data can help form better predictions about water supplies from the Colorado River. Fri, 10 May 2024 23:18:36 GMT /local-news/2024-05-10/this-pioneering-study-tells-us-how-snow-disappears-into-thin-air Alex Hager A 'snow drought' is leaving the West’s mountains high and dry /local-news/2024-01-01/a-snow-drought-is-leaving-the-wests-mountains-high-and-dry The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:11:13 GMT /local-news/2024-01-01/a-snow-drought-is-leaving-the-wests-mountains-high-and-dry Alex Hager Nearly 97% of New Mexico is in some kind of drought /local-news/2023-12-08/nearly-97-of-new-mexico-is-in-some-kind-of-drought Widespread short- and long-term drought conditions are currently plaguing New Mexico, and much of the Southwest. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:50:15 GMT /local-news/2023-12-08/nearly-97-of-new-mexico-is-in-some-kind-of-drought Bryce Dix Researchers dig into how pink snow affects snowpack /news/2023-01-10/researchers-dig-into-how-pink-snow-affects-snowpack Researchers are traversing Western mountains to better understand snow algae – and whether its blooms are hastening the melting of mountain snowpack. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:41:27 GMT /news/2023-01-10/researchers-dig-into-how-pink-snow-affects-snowpack Emma Gibson Denver's abridged winter mirrors a shortened snowpack season /news/2022-04-14/denvers-abridged-winter-mirrors-a-shortened-snowpack-season If it doesn’t snow again in Denver soon, this will be the city's shortest snow season on record. And Denver's dearth of snow reflects a more consequential climate trend – the Mountain West's shortening season for accumulating mountain snowpack. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:20:34 GMT /news/2022-04-14/denvers-abridged-winter-mirrors-a-shortened-snowpack-season Emma Gibson Let's Talk New Mexico's Wet Spring /local-news/2019-05-22/lets-talk-new-mexicos-wet-spring Let's Talk New Mexico 5/23 8a: Higher than average rainfall and snowpack means we're experiencing one of its wettest springs in decades. The Rio Grande is… Wed, 22 May 2019 21:16:29 GMT /local-news/2019-05-22/lets-talk-new-mexicos-wet-spring Ty Bannerman