Receding glaciers, unbearable desert heat and forgotten ice climbing routes \u2014 for years, mountain guides watched as a warming climate changed the landscapes they work in.
Utah’s snowpack is entangled with the reality that at times the state can have too much water and experience flooding. In contrast, too little snow can cause equally dramatic results like generational drought. A news study aims to foster understanding of snowpack.
For most in northern Utah, flooding from an outsized snowpack that suddenly comes off the mountains is turning into a distant memory, especially in light of the drought.