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Why Colorado's snowpack is so low - and if winter can still deliver

January 30, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in CBS News.

Spring preview in Western Colorado

January 29, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in KCJT.

Western states face 'snow drought' as snowpack hits record lows

January 28, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in NBC Universal.

Can Colorado get back to normal snowpack conditions this winter?

January 25, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in Sky-Hi News.

Colorado snowpack falls to record low with slim chance of recovery

January 24, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Big storms needed to make up huge water supply gap - experts say

January 21, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in The Colorado Sun.

Experts issue worrying statement about major US region's winter: 'It's pretty ugly'

January 21, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Cool Down - referenced in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Winter Drought continues to deepen across Colorado, threatening spring water supply

January 20, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in Colorado Public Radio.

Colorado's snowpack hits record-lows for 3 days straight as 'bummer' winter conditions continue

January 16, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Summit Daily.

Colorado snowpack hits record lows, raising summer water concerns

January 15, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Western Slope Now.

Season's snowpack remains meager with little moisture in sight

January 14, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek in the Grand Junction Sentinel.

Is it time to panic about Colorado's low snowpack? We asked experts

January 13, 2026

Featuring Peter Goble in the Coloradoan.

The western US is in a snow drought, raising fears for summer water supplies

January 9, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CNN News.

An ice park without ice: How is the outdoor recreation industry grappling with an unseasonably warm winter?

January 7, 2026

Featuring Allie Mazurek on Colorado Public Radio.

Colorado ends 2025 with extremely low snowpack

January 3, 2026

Featuring Russ Schumacher on KUNC.

Colorado's snowpack remains well below normal, is climate change behind it?

December 29, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CPR News.

Colorado cities set Christmas Day records, but snow is coming

December 26, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

A not-so-white Christmas: Colorado mountain towns saw rain, record-high temperatures and record-low snowpack

December 26, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Aspen Times.

Fort Collins to flirt with record-high temperature on Christmas Day

December 22, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan.

2025 was one of the warmest years on record for Colorado

December 21, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CPR News.

When will Xcel power come back? It could be days for some

December 17, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Coloradoan - live blog - on the historical difference between wind in December and January.

Colorado Crossroads: Building Resilience from the Ground Up

December 12, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher, Peter Goble and Allie Mazurek in the National Academies - Science, Engineering, Medicine.

Colorado's 2025 "Water Year" was abnormally hot and dry

December 1, 2025

Featuring Allie Mazurek in CPR News.

Coloradans could see snow this holiday weekend after a slow start to the winter snowpack

November 27, 2025

Featuring Peter Goble in the Colorado Sun.

Chance of winter weather could end a dry spell for the Front Range and add to the state's snowpack

November 20, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in KUNC News.

A storm headed for Colorado's Front Range could help cut the risk of the next Marshall Fire

November 20, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CPR News.

A look into Colorado's Water Year in Review for 2025

November 19, 2025

Featuring Allie Mazurek in Denver 7 - CBS News.

Colorado water year 2025 summary - excerpts

November 13, 2025

Featuring the Colorado Climate Center in the Gunnison Times.

Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year's water supply remain

November 11, 2025

Featuring Peter Goble in KUNC News.

Colorado ski resorts open amid one of the driest starts in years

November 11, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in CPR News.

Here's the winter weather forecast for Colorado and how a La Niña pattern impacts snowfall

October 28, 2025

Featuring Peter Goble in the Coloradoan.

Could the Western Slope see more weather impacts this winter season?

October 20, 2025

Featuring Peter Goble in the Western Slope Now.

Northern Colorado may benefit from La Nina, New Mexico gets some drought relief

October 17, 2025

Featuring Peter Goble in the Coloradoan.

It's been over 100 years since a storm brought this much moisture to Colorado

October 16, 2025

Featuring Allie Mazurek in CBS News.

Drought conditions improve across Colorado after record rainfall

October 16, 2025

Featuring Allie Mazurek in CBS News.

Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean caused floods in southwestern Colorado. Is Climate Change behind it?

October 16, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in Aspen Public Radio

"The water's eating the land": Flood evacuees prepare to reenter neighborhoods in southwestern Colorado

October 16, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Colorado Sun.

Rare rain quantities keep rising

October 15, 2025

Featuring Russ Schumacher in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

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How does this year compare to the snow droughts of the past?

February 9, 2026

A look back at the "big chill" from three years ago

December 22, 2025

Where is the snow? A look at the warm, dry weather and what to expect for the start of 2026

December 20, 2025

A look back on Water Year 2025

November 9, 2025

More on the October 2025 rain and floods in southwest Colorado

October 17, 2025

Major rainfall and flooding in southwest Colorado

October 12, 2025

Renewable Energy and Weather

October 8, 2025

Mid-August Colorado drought update: exceptional drought returns to the state for the first time since 2023

August 14, 2025

Colorado's peak flash flood season

July 27, 2025

Heat and Humidity

July 15, 2025

The changing drought landscape after a big storm and May heat

May 15, 2025

No good news in the snowpack and water supply numbers

April 14, 2025