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Silicon Valley North
Silicon Valley North @CCLSVN ·
#SaturdayMorning: #SnowDrought : "If heavy new snow falls on the crystals, the layers often can’t bond and the new snow forms what is called a storm slab over a weaker layer." mercurynews.com/2026/02/19/sno…
Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to unstable conditions

By TAMMY WEBBER A weekslong “snow drought” in Northern California’s Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday’s deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had...

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Angela Boag
Angela Boag @BoagAE ·
If you need something to root for, root for the PNW storm cycle over the next 2 weeks that could (partially) rescue Oregon & Washington #snowpack #snowdrought
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WestCoastWX22
WestCoastWX22 @ElijahBman ·
Mid march into April looks to be the “last chance” to get some meaningful mountain snow in the pacific Northwest. As the west is much below average at this time. Heres the latest snowpack map. Jan 17 on the left, feb 25 on the right. #bcstorm #wawx #snowdrought #fires
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IWUA @IdahoWaterUsers ·
As we near the warmest #winter on record (2nd only to 1934), the #temperature is creating #snowdrought conditions in #Idaho. Precip. is at or above average in many Idaho basins, but because of warm temperatures, the #snowpack is getting pushed up higher in the mountains.
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