Colorado Drought Officially Declared as Statewide Emergency It’s no secret that it’s been dry across the West. Colorado, in particular, had a record-breaking low snowpack year, causing Gov. Polis to activate a Phase 1 Drought Task Force in March. Ongoing drought conditions into summer have prompted Gov. Polis to declare a statewide emergency. At the beginning of June, Phase 3 of Colorado’s Drought Response Plan was launched […] Weather Aunika Skogen | June 16, 2026 0 Comments
Salt Lake City, UT, Records Lowest Snow Year on Record Salt Lake City, Utah, has officially recorded its lowest snow total on record for the 2025-26 winter. It received a total of 3.7 inches (9.4 cm) of snowfall, marking the lowest in the city’s 152 years of keeping snowfall records. Salt Lake City typically receives roughly 52 inches (132.1 cm) of snow per year, but unprecedentedly warm weather led to […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | May 12, 2026 0 Comments
Salt Lake City, UT, Records its 3rd Earliest 70º Day on Record On March 9, Salt Lake City recorded a 71-degree day, making it the third-earliest 70-degree day in the city’s recorded history. This year’s hot temperatures came roughly three weeks ahead of schedule, with 2026 matching 1989 and 1972 as the years with the third-earliest 70-degree days, which fell on March 9. The earliest recorded 70-degree day in Salt Lake City’s […] Weather Quinn Brophy | March 11, 2026 0 Comments
Shallow Snowpack in Lake Tahoe, CA and Northern Nevada Cause Concern for Another Potential Drought Year The snowpack in Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra (home to Lake Tahoe) is already below normal this season which prompts concerns that the region could experience another drought year this year. If that happens it would make for two drought years in a row for the region. As of Monday morning, the snowpack was 71 to 78 percent of […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 6, 2021 0 Comments
Crested Butte, CO Conditions Report: A Different Kind of Face Shot The video above is from Crested Butte, showing a particularly poor snowpack for this time of year! It’s no secret that Colorado is hurting this year, with snowpack way below average right across the state. In fact, in some areas, the snowpack is at the lowest levels on record, and average temperatures across the state are the warmest on record. […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 1 Comment
Record Low Snowpack In French Alps Leaves Many Resorts Closed During Holidays The French Alps have been dry and sunny during the early season, but nowhere is the situation as serious as in the Massif Central in France, where some resorts have not seen a snowflake in a month. While the higher altitude resort in the Northern French Alps saw a snowy November, they too have been plagued by a prolonged period of stable weather. […] Sergei Poljak | December 29, 2016 0 Comments
California Snowpack Hits Record Low | Entire State at 0% of Avg. California’s 4 year drought is now looking dire thanks to our nearly complete lack of snowpack. The latest snow survey compiled last week is showing that all of California’s mountain snow survey sites are now at 0% of average for this time of year. 0% is bad and is the lowest survey ever taken at this time of year. “I think the previous low year would be back in the drought of 1977, and at least then we had 25-percent. This year we have the lowest snow pack ever measured,” Maury Roos, California Department of Water Resources […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 15, 2015 0 Comments
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