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As snow hydrologists fan across the West to measure peak snowpack this spring, citizen scientist Billy Barr will be measuring — for his 50th year — at 9,500 feet outside his cabin in the remote Colorado mountain town of Gothic.
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Although it is an El Niño year, research from the University of Utah points to a variety of other factors as to why the Wasatch Mountains get so much snow.
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Silver iodide has been the dominant ingredient for cloud seeding in the West, but it doesn't work so well in warm temperatures.
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Fortunately, leftover moisture from last year is still helping southwest Utah get by as it waits for this winter’s snowpack to pile up.
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With improved safety gear and better training, advocates are working toward a safer Utah backcountry.
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For the first time, researchers are getting a clear picture of how snowflakes fall through the winter wind, thanks to new technology developed and tested in Utah.
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The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains.
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Utah’s Alta Ski Area pioneered the use of artillery on avalanches, but after 75 years, modern computerized devices are taking over.
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It’s uniquely hard to predict Utah’s weather patterns because of where it’s located, but the hive is in the midst of a wet cycle.
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After years of sailboats being hoisted out of the shrinking Great Salt Lake amid fears they might not return, sailors are back this summer. That's thanks to an abnormally wet winter that has raised the lake 6 feet from last November's historic low.
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Though the color-tinted snow poses little risk to humans or animals who may consume it, scientists caution it may accelerate snowmelt, challenging reservoirs and leading to glaciers shrinking long-term.
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Rather than a “heavy-handed approach” of writing tickets, the Utah Sheriff's Office wants people to understand the dangers that exist as avalanche snow is still melting in Provo Canyon.