The Eastern Snow Conference and the Western Snow Conference are excited to announce that their annual meetings will be held jointly in 2026. This collaboration aims to foster greater scientific exchange, expand networking opportunities, and create a more comprehensive forum for discussing snow and ice research and operations across North America.

The joint snow conference will be held on the Auraria Campus, in the heart of downtown Denver, CO, May 12 - 15th, 2026. Please save the dates! More details to come. Abstract submission is now closed.

Getting to Denver

Airport: Denver International Airport (DIA)

The best way to get from the airport to downtown/venue/hotels is the A line train. Get on at the airport and get off at Union Station. It is $10 one-way and takes ~ 35 minutes.

Driving: Please note that parking at the venue and hotels requires payment and there is little available street parking in downtown Denver.

While In Denver

The Auraria Campus is in downtown Denver. The Joint ESC-WSC meeting will take place at two different but nearby locations on campus:

May 12: St. Cajetans - 101 Lawrence Way, Denver

May 13-14: Tivoli Turnhalle - 900 Aurari Pkwy, Denver

May 15: Offsite tech tour - NCAR Marshall Field

Auraria campus parking information can be found here.

Getting around downtown Denver: if your destination is further away than you would like to walk, e-scooters and bikes are common in downtown Denver. If you want to be prepared in advance, download the Lime app to your mobile device. You can locate the nearest scooter or bike, check in in the app, travel to your location, park it on the sidewalk, and check out on the app. Very easy!