The Sierra Nevadas & California at large are progressing into a drought this season.
It appears after a record dry winter, California will be headed for a drought. Regardless of the state and regional trend, Mammoth Mountain appears to be close to it's seasonal average precipitation.
The mountain received about two hundred and sixty-nine inches of snow this season, according to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol. With an average of three hundred and fifty inches, the season is not too far behind.
As a result of the area's snowpack data, Mammoth Mountain will be open through Memorial Day this year. Yay!
Get this -- The Sierras provide around one third of all the state’s water. Wow. At this point in the season, they are measuring at about sixty-five percent of the average precipitation. The National Weather Service's projections for March, doesn't seem to show much coming precipitation. They expect it to be a drier month than in year's prior.
The positive:
The mountain will remain open through Memorial Day.
The negative:
The water supply & agriculture of much of California may be negatively affected this Spring.
-Happy Monday, from the Mammoth RBO Team!
(Source: Mammoth Times, WENDILYN GRASSESCHI)
(Photo Source: New York Times)
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