Snowpack plunges to record low as Utah’s dry winter drags on

By: Will Ruzanski

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 500

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago


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Whether you’re a skier or just enjoying the mountain views, the problem isn’t hard to see — there’s not much snow in Utah.

Statewide snowpack has reached new record lows since measurement began in 1980, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Utah gets “approximately 95% of our water from snowpack” — which is compressed, accumulated mountain snow — according to the …

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