‘Average’ snow year welcome after drought
Dave Kreft spent the last week of January on snowmobiles and snowshoes, visiting remote mountain sites in northeast Washington to measure snow depth and water content. The surveys revealed a midwinter snowpack that’s near normal. “It’s shaping up to be an average year, and average is good, particularly compared to last year,” said Kreft, a snow surveyor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Spokane. Last year’s “snow drought” led to havoc around the region, setting the stage for an incendiary wildfire season, water shortages and poor survival rates for migrating sockeye salmon. But if mountain snows continue to accumulate through April 1, the region should experience a return to normal water conditions this summer, Kreft said/Becky Kramer, SR. More here.
Question: Would you like to see more snow in the area this winter?