Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
WALDEN, Colo. — Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture. As a warm winter with poor skiing conditions … Read more