Colorado's Historically Bad Winter
🚨❄️ Colorado’s Snowpack Crisis: 2026 🌊🏔️
The mountains of Colorado and the Intermountain West are facing a historic snowpack shortfall in 2026—and the impacts reach far beyond ski season.
In this video, we break down what’s happening, why it matters, and who’s affected as record-low snowpack threatens water supplies, ecosystems, agriculture, and recreation across the region. From the headwaters of the Colorado River to communities downstream, this is a crisis unfolding in real time.
We’ll explore:
❄️ Why snowpack acts as the West’s largest natural reservoir
🌡️ How warmer winters and earlier melt are changing the water cycle
🚰 What low snowpack means for drinking water, rivers, and reservoirs
🐟 Impacts on ecosystems, fisheries, and wildlife
⛷️ How recreation and mountain economies are being affected
This isn’t just a climate story—it’s a water story, and it affects millions of people across the American West.
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