FIRST SNOW SURVEY OF THE YEAR TELLS CAUTIOUS TALE

FIRST SNOW SURVEY OF THE YEAR TELLS CAUTIOUS TALE

The first of several snowpack surveys of the season is being called the best start in 40 years, but there’s a catch. Sean de Guzman with the state Water Resources Department ran yesterday’s measurements near Lake Tahoe…

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The surveys help determine how much snow melt will run off to state reservoirs, but De Guzman warns the great start we had last January was followed by three of the driest months on record.