Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Despite decades of snow monitoring records across the region, very little is known about the snowpack at higher mountain elevations, said Julia Daly, a geology professor at University of Maine Farmington.

That’s left a critical information gap at a time when a warming climate is affecting winter recreation, cold-adapted ecosystems and flooding risks.

Story and footage: Peter McGuire
Production: Tulley Hescock