Latest posts on skiing, snowboarding, and snow science
Graupel, a “supercooled” type of precipitation
Is it sleet? Hail? No, it’s graupel, a relatively obscure form of precipitation that resembles balls of Styrofoam.
What is sastrugi (aka zastrugi)?
Sastrugi is a wind-sculpted snow formation with irregular grooves and/or ridges.
Why I’m launching snow.news
snow.news is a free multimedia newsletter for people who love snow and want to know what’s happening with the American West’s snowpack.
L is for Lake Effect Snow
Lake effect snow is a prominent feature of winter weather around the Great Lakes, but it also affects other regions, such as the Wasatch Mountains near Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
How an avalanche beacon works and saves lives
An avalanche beacon is a safety device that transmits a signal that rescuers use to home in on someone buried by an avalanche.
E is for ENSO
ENSO stands for El Niño-Southern Oscillation, a climate phenomenon in which changing sea surface temperatures and atmospheric pressure patterns in the equatorial Pacific Ocean can exert significant influences on weather around the world.
