Definition of snowpack
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow
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The National Weather Service forecasts the river won't drop very much before rising to an even higher level next week as warmer temperatures continue to melt the mountain snowpack.
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At Phillips Station south of Lake Tahoe, where state water officials base their monthly snow surveys, hydrologists on Thursday found just 13 percent of average snowpack.
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As of January, Colorado snowpack levels were among their lowest in decades.
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But heavy snowfall and late-spring storms made for an above-average snowpack, and slow going for state crews, DOT said.
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Oregon’s snowpack is below average heading into April despite snow and cooler weather this past month.
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There hasn't been much rain and snowpack levels have been low, but portions of the Verde River still roar — high and loud.
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That fresh powder combined with dense snowpack and little melting makes for great extended spring conditions.
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Dry years will have an obvious effect on mountain snowpack.
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First Known Use of snowpack
circa 1946
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