Whether you are walking on local dirt paths or planning to complete the entire Appalachian Trail, you’ll want a pair of hiking shoes — they offer more traction, support, protection and weather-resistance than everyday walking and running shoes. Hiking footwear is as diverse as the terrain you’ll tackle. I spoke with outdoor experts to better … Read more
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — While some Americans were gazing at tulips and mowing lawns, people in Colorado and Wyoming were getting out their snow shovels. A late snowstorm swept over the Rocky Mountains and into the High Plains on Tuesday, bringing heavy, wet accumulation north of Denver into southeastern Wyoming. In Fort Collins, Colorado, heavy … Read more
Some schools in Minnesota have already announced closings or shifts to virtual learning on Thursday as another round of winter weather threatens parts of the state. The full list of closings is below. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 p.m. Thursday as a messy mix of precipitation moves … Read more
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
Amid the West’s worst snow drought in modern history, several ski areas are attempting a novel approach: Storing up artificial snow and preserving it until next ski season. Known as “snow farming,” the practice involves making snow when conditions are ideal — in cold, dry weather— and piling it two to three stories high, then … Read more
At ski resorts across the West this winter, viral images showed chairlifts idling over brown terrain in places normally renowned for their frosty appeal. Iconic mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado, and Park City, Utah, were seen with shockingly bare slopes, as the region endured a historic snow drought that experts warn could bring water shortages … Read more
In parts of the west, there are already extreme heat alerts, days before spring starts. But further east, cold air has moved in, lingering after a major storm dropped feet of snow across the region. Dave Malkoff has the latest. Source link
Spring is starting soon, but winter isn’t going down without a fight. High winds and heavy snow shut down Green Bay, Wisconsin, prompting a city official to declare it a once-in-a-decade storm. Ian Lee reports and Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. Source link
CHICAGO — Successive punches of snow and wind were set to impact the eastern half of the United States on Monday as severe weather swept across much of the nation and made roads impassable in the Upper Midwest. Forecasters said mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C., were at greatest risk for high winds and tornadoes. The … Read more
CHICAGO — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains. Hawaii continued to be affected by severe flooding. And portions of the mid-South readied for late-day thunderstorms. Forecasters … Read more