Current Snow Science Research 2025–2026

Dear Colleagues,

Snow is a globally important topic. Snowpack can cover a large portion of the Earth’s surface, affecting the climate, water resources, recreation, ecology, mobility and travel, safety, and other aspects of life on the planet. The characteristics of snow vary across both time and space. Snow is mostly seasonal, but it can be ephemeral or permanent. The dynamic nature of snow makes it a difficult medium to monitor and model.

We seek papers on any snow-related topics, including the characteristics and variability of snowpack properties, manual and remote sensing measurements of snowpack properties, snowpack modeling, snow as a hazard, snow hydrology, snow ecosystems, snow recreation.

We especially welcome papers on new research that advances our understanding of snow and related phenomena. Papers presented at recent conferences, such as the Eastern Snow Conference <https://www.easternsnow.org/>, Western Snow Conference <https://www.westernsnowconference.org/>, the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences <https://baco-25.org/>,  and the 5th International Conference on Snow Hydrology <https://snowhydro.unirioja.es/> will also be considered.

Prof. Dr. Steven R. Fassnacht
Dr. Fraser King
Dr. Krystopher Chutko
Guest Editors

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