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Snow drought in the West reaches record levels, threatening water and recreation — Static01.nyt.com

Snow drought in the West reaches record levels, threatening water and recreation

Jim Robbins reported in The New York Times on Feb. 1, 2026, that an extreme snow drought and unusually warm winter have left much of the American West with record-low snow cover, threatening water supplies and winter recreation. Places long famed for deep natural snow — including Park City, Utah; Vail,

West faces snow drought as January snow cover hits record low — Assets.science.nasa.gov

West faces snow drought as January snow cover hits record low

NASA Earth Observatory reported that mountains across the western United States had unusually low snowpack in early 2026: a MODIS/Terra image from January 15 showed snow covering 142,700 square miles (369,700 square kilometers), the lowest coverage for that date in the MODIS record (since 2001) and less