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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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NBC News reported this tonight.
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) - Clambering through a snowy meadow with drifts up to the tree branches, California's water managers measured the state's vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Thursday at a drought-busting and welcome 173 percent of average.
Runoff from the overall Sierra snowpack, which provides arid California with a third of its water in a good year, stood at the highest level since 1995 for this point in the year, California's Department of Water Resources said.
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/34407013/drought-easing-california-snow-heaviest-in-22-years
No doubt, that water & more won't be enough.
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ladyscarlett
Trad climber
SF Bay Area, California
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I'm a cynical kinda person...
I can hear the real state development and irrigation infrastructure permits being stamped and printed as we speak.
I also can't wait to see the spring melt!!!!
Cheers
LS
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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I'm taking out my drought proud yard and goin' back to fescue!
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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I'm taking out my drought proud yard and goin' back to fescue!
That's a job no 'murican would do.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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I was in J Tree for the deluge 2 weeks ago. There were 2 days it seemed like June in the BC mountains.
Even had snow one day and I heard it snowed in Palm Springs.
Should be a good spring for desert flowers
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Before and After. I Dig Snow.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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The Tahoe Sierra is buried.....Echo Lakes Chalet yesterday:
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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It's looking like one of those western winters, where many of the folks who moved to scenic mountain towns during drought years, will be moving back to the lowlands, after a winter of more snow & snow-related suffering than they could ever have imagined.
In central Idaho, it is currently the snowiest winter since the mid-1990's, with more on the way from your current storm systems.
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WBraun
climber
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Meh .... wimpy little snow.
You should see how much snow falls on the other planets that you've never been too ......
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Tad, I hope you have your kayaks ready. Dry here, 150 miles SE, so far.
Seen any fish swim by your windows yet-kind of an aquarium in reverse ?
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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where many of the folks who moved to scenic mountain towns during drought years...
Yeah, it's like the late 80's in Oregon when we had just a couple of months of rain for a few years and everyone moved here. In the early 90's when it went back to being normal Oregon they all left.
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jonnyrig
climber
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Been wet here today. Looks like y'all on the wet side are getting wetter. Hope you stay dry Tad.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all...
wow, i been wondering how this last, and next, batch...
has been, and will be:
doing...
thanks for all the shares...
yeah, i heard their was new storms on the way...
some rain... some snow...
wow... :O
happy to see you all, all for now...
(meaning the note, not the snow) :O
:)
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WBraun
climber
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River has come up almost 4 feet now since this morning.
It's almost at 8 feet now.
It's still coming down in buckets .......
(2 more feet to flood stage)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, werner... wow!!! and man oh man... :O
prayers for all concerned, and, in the flow...
thank you again, so very much, for the update...
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John M
climber
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snow level above 8000 in Yosemite. Looks like Badger is getting rain.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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NPS is ordering everyone to head for higher ground ...
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Yeah, that is hilarious.
Just not getting hit here, 20 miles NE of Reno. Lucky I guess.
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