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Low snowpack and early snowmelt can affect vegetation, reduce surface and subsurface water storage and alter streamflow, all of which directly impact water management and planning across the West.—Dan Peck, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 During rain or snowmelt, trails become slick.—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 Upper Basin States—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—contain headwater tributaries and receive much of their water resources through snowmelt and runoff that drain above Lee’s Ferry.—Outside, 3 Mar. 2026 Hotter-than-normal spring temperatures created thirsty soils that soaked up most of the snowmelt.—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowmelt