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                        Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow.
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                        The limited snowfall could have big implications for the Colorado River, which gets most of its water from snow in the Rocky Mountains.
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                        Some of the Mountain West's COVID-19 hotspots have been, and continue to be, areas with major ski resorts.