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A snow-starved January is bringing economic pain to the U.S. West

Colorado and Utah are reporting their lowest snowpacks in recorded history. Skier visits at major resorts are way down. Without snow to refresh reservoirs, water managers are sounding alarms.

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As a correspondent on NPR's national desk, Kirk Siegler covers rural life, culture and politics from his base in Boise, Idaho.
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