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Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

  • Written by Adrienne Marshall, Assistant Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
imageMuch of the West has seen a slow start to the 2026 snow season.Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post

Ski season is here, but while the eastern half of the U.S. digs out from winter storms, the western U.S. snow season has been off to a very slow start.

The snowpack was far below normal across most of the West on Dec. 1, 2025. Denver didn’t see its...

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