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fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Reopening date for Highway 89 in Sierra earliest in a decade

Highway 89 at Monitor Pass reopened Thursday, marking the earliest opening in a decade as California snowpack reaches only 66% of average.
California
fromKqed
1 week ago

Will Tahoe Get Any More Real Snow This Year? Here's What Forecasters Say | KQED

California's snowpack is at 59% of normal after a record-warm winter, threatening ski season and water supplies with little snow forecasted.
California
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Calif. snowpack far below normal even in wake of February storms

California's snowpack remains significantly below average at 66% statewide despite February storms, with only one month remaining in the accumulation season to reach normal levels.
Environment
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

NorCal snowpack at 50% of average even after multiple storms

California's snowpack is below average at 71% statewide, improved by recent storms, with regional levels ranging from 50% to 91% of average.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Recent storms boosted California's snowpack, but there's still a long way to go

California's snowpack is at 71% of average, remaining below normal despite recent atmospheric rivers, with January–March crucial and climate change shifting precipitation toward rain.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Skiers call this resort 'Big Bare.' Will the coming storm save California's ski season?

Nothing but dirt and dry, brown chaparral rolled beneath skis and snowboards dangling from a chairlift at Big Bear Mountain Resort on Friday, as forlorn adventure seekers joked they should rename the place "Big Bare." Unseasonably high temperatures even left the impressive array of high-tech, artificial snowmakers below mostly useless, their fans spinning idly in the warm breeze.
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