Snowfall

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Colorado Rockies landscape with dramatic, moisture-heavy clouds overhead, suggesting an incoming period of increased precipitation due to El Niño.

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El Niño officially arrives, boosting Colorado's moisture forecast

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific's Niño 3.

Keanu Alapai·June 21, 2026

The Beartooth Highway in the Western US is closed due to unexpected late-season snowfall, with a car driving on a snow-covered road amidst dramatic mountain scenery.

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Western US Faces Travel Paradox Amid Late Snowfall Accumulation Forecast

The Beartooth Highway, a major mountain pass between Montana and Wyoming, closed Wednesday due to several inches of overnight snow and extreme weather, defying typical late-season expectations, accord

Khalid El-Sayed·June 13, 2026

Vail Resorts CEO and OpenSnow founder discuss cloud seeding as a potential solution to record-low snowfall in the Rockies.

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Vail Resorts CEO Explores Cloud Seeding With OpenSnow Founder

This season, the Rockies faced hundred-year record-low snowfall.

Sofia Velazquez·June 1, 2026