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The early Sierra snowmelt and subsequent April 1 snow survey did not produce the results anyone wanted to hear.—Max Darrow, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Rain or snowmelt then carries the chemicals into drinking water, which is dangerous.—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Conversely, a dry and thirsty soil bed retains snowmelt come spring, inadvertently allowing for more evaporative loss and water uptake by vegetation, and leaving little for stream flows.—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Like so many high-alpine hikes, Cloud’s Rest is best tackled from late June to early October due to snowmelt and access road closures.—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowmelt