Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season.

FARGO — Snowfall this winter has been relatively average across the northern and central Rocky Mountains and across the Cascades of Washington and Oregon. Farther south, however, the mountains ...

A second wave of mountain snow will begin Friday afternoon, forecasters said. Colorado weather: Snow and fog possible in Denver before weekend warm-up Multiple Winter Weather Advisories will be in ...

With fewer crowds, soft snow, and long après-ski afternoons spent in the sunshine, this is the best time of year to be on the mountain. The intensity of chasing mid-winter powder days has ...

But for people like NPR's Brian Mann, winter is a playground. Brian went snowshoeing in New York's Adirondack Mountains and sent us this audio postcard. (SOUNDBITE OF FOOTSTEPS IN SNOW ...

On Saturday at 4:17 a.m. the National Weather Service released an updated winter weather advisory in effect until Sunday at 11 p.m. for Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. The weather service ...

The latest winter storm watch has been upgraded to a warning for Riverside and San Bernardino county mountains. That means heavy snowfall of between 4 and 8 inches at around 5,000 feet ...