{"id":1837623,"date":"2026-03-20T17:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1837623"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:50:09","slug":"why-la-nina-might-explain-dismal-western-snowpacks-and-what-to-expect-for-possible-el-nino-next-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1837623","title":{"rendered":"Why La Ni\u00f1a Might Explain Dismal Western Snowpacks and What to Expect for Possible El Ni\u00f1o Next Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Could El Ni\u00f1o cause two bad winters in a row? | Photo: Zach Armstrong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The ski industry is currently going through one of the most important parts of the ski season.<\/strong> Nope, it\u2019s not the arrival of endlessly sunny days and predictable slarvy slashing<\/a>, nor is it the deluge of college students flooding into the Rockies for spring break. Early spring is a time when many ski areas launch their season pass sales, hoping to secure most of their revenue for next season. Many ski areas in the Midwest and East Coast are riding a wave of record snowfall and a winter to remember, but for ski areas across the West, convincing people that there probably won\u2019t be two horrible winters in a row may be a formidable challenge. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s most recent ENSO Forecast predicts a shift from La Ni\u00f1a to El Ni\u00f1o conditions by the start of next ski season.<\/p>\n