snow

In addition to a lack of snow, warmer temperatures have thwarted snowmaking.

La Niña conditions appeared in October, and these conditions are forecasted to stick around through the winter months. La Niña is a weather phenomenon that favors a more active jet stream across the northern half of the country, which can create more winter storms.

Spring heat waves could mean increased fire danger and more strain on water supplies.

The Rocky Mountain region, which includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, accounted for about 43% of all U.S. ski visits.

For decades, hydrologists believed most spring snowmelt rapidly enters rivers and streams. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that most of it spends years as groundwater before it spills into reservoirs – new research that could help western water managers and farmers better plan each year.

Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand.

A new study reveals snow in the Rocky Mountains is contaminated with mercury and other metals, and that pollution has historic causes.

Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow.

Avalanche centers across our region were exempted from a U.S. Forest Service hiring pause for seasonal workers.

Winter is coming. But how much snow will it bring? Federal forecasters recently released their outlook for the season, and projections for the Mountain West are all over the map.