Utah ended up with a near-normal snowpack. Here’s how the rest of the West fared

Utah ended up with a near-normal snowpack. Here’s how the rest of the West fared

Utah's snowpack season basically sums up what played out all across the West. Some states won big, while others nearly broke unwanted records.

Dust is speeding up snowmelt in the #ColoradoRiver, University of #Utah study finds — Kyle Dunphey (UtahNewsDispatch.com) #COriver #aridification

The Colorado River is pictured near Moab on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Click the link to read the article on the Utah News Dispatch website (Kyle Dunphey): April 22, 2025 Researchers at the University of Utah recently published a first-of-its-kind study that measures the impact dust has on melting snow in the Colorado River basin. Dust has long been credited to accelerating snowmelt in the Intermounta…