Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Question: What did a construction crew discover while excavating a reservoir near Snowmass Village in 2010?

Answer: On Oct. 14, 2010, workers enlarging a small reservoir near the ski town unearthed a trove of Ice Age fossils. Subsequent paleontological work at the site, dubbed the Snowmastodon Project, yielded thousands of diverse specimens, including ground sloths, mammoths, and mastodons.