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Snowpack has historically made up around two-thirds of California’s total water supply. State scientists have surveyed snow since 1941 as a key tool to forecast future supply for farms and cities.
By April 2022, snowpack was at just 35% of average levels. The big melt has begun, but plenty of snow remains. DWR's most recent reading shows statewide snowpack at 243% of the average May level .
This marked the second year in a row with above-average snowfall and was a huge turnaround from conditions at the beginning of 2024, when the snowpack across the state was barely a quarter of the ...
California’s snowpack. ... A weekly map that illustrates drought intensities across the country shows the state’s “abnormally dry” status is at 7%, down from nearly 9.5% earlier this month ...
Snowpack in the mountains of California is near average for this time of year, after a recent series of storms provided a much-needed boost to the region, officials reported Thursday. The season ...
Significant amounts of snow fell in the Sierra (2–4 feet) which brought the snowpack from 50 to 70% of average to 70-80% of average. Landslides and fallen trees due to the heavy rain and high wind gusts destroyed and damaged many homes and closed roads throughout California.
In the Northern Sierra, the snowpack was up to 81% of its historical level on Feb. 11. In the Central Sierra, the figure was 72%, and in the Southern Sierra the snowpack was up to 71% of normal.
List of California ski resorts is a list of ski resorts in California, United States, that displays relevant statistics such as nearest city, peak elevation (ft), base elevation (ft), vertical drop (ft), skiable acreage, total number of trails, total number of lifts, and average annual snowfall (in).