Who says California snowpack is at 0% of normal? Here is Excelsior Mountain from Dunderberg Peak on May 30, 2015

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Who says California snowpack is at 0% of normal? Here is Excelsior Mountain from Dunderberg Peak on May 30, 2015

Who says California snowpack is at 0% of normal? Here is Excelsior Mountain from Dunderberg Peak on May 30, 2015

Standing atop Dunderberg Peak 12,374' looking west towards Excelsior Mountain on May 30, 2015. Who says the California snowpack is 0% of normal?
hgrapid
on May 31, 2015 12:29 pm
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StartingOver

StartingOver - Jun 1, 2015 12:22 pm - Voted 10/10

Sierra Snow

As a casual observer, I noticed that the Sierra Nevada had a very wet month of May with a lot of thunderstorms and snow in the mountains. A lot of the small towns in the area received 2-5 times the average amount of May precipitation. Unfortunately May is usually a fairly dry month, so at least according to the experts there hasn't been enough snow to put any dent in the drought (I'm a bit skeptical of that.) Hopefully the snowy May is at least portending a good water year for next year and not just a brief anomaly.

hgrapid

hgrapid - Jun 1, 2015 4:01 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Sierra Snow

I think the issue is that in the past four years I have hiked and climbed in these areas, including late May of 2012, and the snow levels in Virginia Lakes, for example, are greater this year than in 2012. Granted, the snowpack is very low. However, the latest series of storms changed that in the high country. A lot of new snow was evident on Dunderberg Peak. This was clearly new snow from the last few weeks and not just legacy snow.

hgrapid

hgrapid - Jun 8, 2015 9:04 am - Hasn't voted

more snow

I actually hiked much lower on June 6 in the Mount Rose area to find a lot of snow above 9,500'

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