El Niño Will Dominate Winter '23-'24, But What Is It?

If you're a skier who reads skiing news, odds are you've seen the term "El Niño" a lot this fall. Maybe you read a forecast that says the El Niño will bring loads of snow to Colorado. Or read a forecast that says the opposite. Meteorology, it turns out, is an inexact science, particularly when discussing weather events weeks or months in the future.But these forecasts often don't discuss the specifics of what an El Niño actually is. Here's the lowdown on this natural phenome