Fathoming the snow depths
This snow-depth map, zoomed out, shows snow accumulations across the western and northern United States. Inches of snow range from blues to purples to pinks, from less to more snowpack.
CALIFORNIA—In California, the new year arrived on the wave of an atmospheric river, carrying enough water…
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When Snow Becomes Deadly: How to survive an Avalanche Forecast, Tools, and Training
Every year roughly 100,000 avalanches sweep down mountains across the U.S., damaging everything in their path and killing 28 people on average. In fewer than seven weeks, beginning on Dec. 18, 2020, avalanches took the lives of seven people in the U.S while skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling.We asked Simon Trautman, a national avalanche…