Latest posts on skiing, snowboarding, and snow science
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.
C is for Cryosphere
The cryosphere encompasses all the frozen parts of Earth’s surface: snow cover, glaciers, permafrost, sea ice, ice sheets, ice shelves, icebergs, and river/lake ice.
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.
A is for Albedo
Albedo is a measure of the fraction of solar energy that is reflected from a surface.
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.
Ski trail ratings: green circles, blue squares, and black diamonds
The green circles, blue squares, and black diamonds that illustrate ski trail ratings were informed by Disney’s work on a proposed ski resort.
