The Land Desk

The Land Desk

Tell me about your yukigata and your runoff peak prediction!

Also: Damn it is dry ...

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Mar 27, 2026
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Ute Mountain in late March 2020. Farmers and gardeners in Montezuma County have long timed their spring planting according to when the snow melts off the Ute. This year it is already gone. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

Tell me about your yukigata! No, this isn’t some weird crowdsourced kink, I’m asking you to tell me about patterns formed by melting snow …

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