Utah Snowpack Falls to Record Low as Winter Slips Away

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

A thick pollution haze hovers over Salt Lake Valley on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)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 snowpack falls to record low as winter slips away

Bare hillsides and patchy snow in Parleys Canyon tell the story before the numbers even do: Utah’s snowpack has dropped into uncharted territory, and not the good kind.

Utah records lowest statewide snowpack since tracking began in 1980

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Utah snowpack drops to record low levels, including Summit County watersheds

UTAH — Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicting six more weeks of winter. But in Utah, it still feels like winter has yet to arrive. After weeks of clear and even smoggy skies, the state just set a new record low statewide snowpack, and six weeks maybe not be enough to mark a comeback. The season has only about two months left to accumulate snow before it begins to melt. A special report from the Natural Resources Conservati…

Utah Snowpack Hits Record Lows as Nearly Half of Measurement Sites Fall Into Uncharted Territory

Dry conditions in Salt Lake City show firsthand how Utah is currently experiencing one of its lowest snow years on record. | Photo:  SnowBrains Utah’s snowpack has fallen to its lowest levels on record for this point in the season, with nearly half of the state’s monitoring sites now reporting all-time lows, according to data shared by KSL News. As of February 1, 67 of Utah’s 139 snowpack measuring sites are at their lowest levels ever recorded …