Because 35 percent of the state's water supply is stored annually in the Sierra snowpack, changes to that hydrologic system will lead to far-reaching consequences for California and its ever-growin

Balmy and dry fall weather could put the Colorado ski industry’s two-year string of record snowrider numbers in danger, and most of the West isn’t in any better shap

There’s a flurry of interest lately in cloud seeding in Colorado. Ski resorts and water suppliers will spend an estimated $900,000 this winter, more than ever before, on the technique.

The dry, warm weather has already delayed the opening of some major ski resorts - including some who are almost always open for Thanksgiving.

Many of the mountains west of the Continental Divide are showing off their bare spots, their slopes basking in unusual warmth for this time of year.

Earlier this summer, ski industry representative Michael Berry testified before a U.S. Senate committee about global warming.