Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West

‘It doesn’t look good’: Colorado transportation officials will use $12 million in leftover snowplowing funds to up roadside wildfire mitigation amid drought

Amid a historically hot and dry winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation will repurpose $12 million in unused snowplow funds for summertime wildfire mitigation efforts along the state’s highways. CDOT Deputy Director of Operations Bob Fifer told the Colorado Transportation Commission at its work session this month that amid a record-low snowpack statewide, the transportation department is shifting its strategy to proactively address wil…

Record low Colorado mountain snow doesn’t bode well for drought-stricken West - The Boston Globe

As a warm winter with poor skiing conditions gave way to early springtime record heat, snow is vanishing from all but the highest elevations in the West.

Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken West

High-country ranchers say they're already having to think about how to get water and feed for their cattle in the months ahead.

Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken U.S. West

Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941.

Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken West

Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide record keeping began in 1941.

Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the ...