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April 1 Surveys Put Western Snowpack Near Record Lows

A vanishing mountain snowpack strips the West of its natural summer water bank.

California Snow Survey Finds Statewide Snowpack at Two-Thirds of Average

Avalanche Toll Rises in Austria as California Recovers 9 Victims and Opens Probes

California Biologists Collar Sierra Nevada Red Fox in Southern Sierra for First Time

California Snowpack Slides to 59% After Warm, Dry January, Latest Survey Shows

California Snow Survey Finds Sierra Snowpack at 59% After Warm, Dry January

California’s First Snow Survey Finds Snowpack at 71% of Average

Holiday Snow Revives Tahoe Season as Mammoth, June Remain Closed

Infant, Eight Others Rescued After South Yuba River Traps Home Near Donner Summit