Snowpack

Snowpack is down significantly from last year and is well off the historic average as well.

Think Progress » Hannity: Snow Storms ‘Seem To Contradict Al Gore’s Hysterical Global Warming Theories’ 2010

Weather: Snowpack is 60% of normal, and there's been a drought going on for about seven years.

View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2005

Weather: Snowpack is 60% of normal, and there's been a drought going on for about seven years.

Archive 2005-02-20 Michael Evans 2005

Snowpack and runoff forecasts are significantly improved over the past three years and, if current weather patterns continue, California may have an “average” or better water year.

Interior Hopeful on California Water Outlook 2010

Snowpack in the Cody country mountains finally is about 110 to 125% depending on where and who you gather your info from.

Weight a Minute 2008

Snowpack duration, away from the moderating influences of coastal climates, has been documented to range from ~180 days to more than 260 days [12].

Freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic 2009

Snowpack and snow fall are two different things, get real.

Sound Politics: Two newspapers in one 2007

Snowpack conditions are extremely important because many layers of snow build up over the winter season.

Avalanche 2008

Snowpack in watersheds that serve southern Idaho's vast farm areas are at normal levels for the moment, but need to double in the next couple of months in order to provide normal irrigation levels for the coming growing season.

Archive 2008-01-01 2008

Snowpack whose water is crucial to both cities and farms is diminishing.

The Truth About Denial 2007