DENVER — Last winter was controlled by an El Niño weather pattern that tends to bring more snow to the Colorado mountains, and the season finished with above average snowpack.
But the opposite pattern, called a La Niña, will likely develop this season. That doesn’t mean less snow; however, it means more variability. A La Niña pattern is expected to develop in October or November according to the latest forecast from NOAA climatologists.
A typical La Niña weather pattern brings colder conditions to some of the northern states and warm dry conditions to the southern states…