Colorado heavily depend on snow. It is responsible for filling our rivers, reservoirs, fuels ski season and supports millions of people across the Western United States.

This got me thinking, what if we could help storms squeeze out just a little more?

It turns out, we already are.

Cloud seeding has been happening in Colorado since the 1950s, and state scientists say it's one tool that can help boost snowpack during our changing winters.

What is cloud seeding?

Cloud seeding is a weather modification method designed to enhance snowfall in storms that are already forming.

"We spray a minute amount of silver iodide across a propane flame. It's carried up into the clouds, and the ice crystals grow big enough to fall as snow," said Andrew Rickert, who is the program manager for Colorado's

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