Tom
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The Sierras have had very little snow this winter. What snow has fallen has a low water content. So, unless they get some prolonged heavy (and wet) snow in the next few months, there won't be much runoff this coming spring.
We drove over to Carson City, NV via I-80 and Reno a few days ago. Although temperatures were in the teens in places, there was no sign of snow. One of the ski resorts has reportedly spent $millions making their own snow, and currently have a (man-made) snow base of 19"-27". Last season Mother Nature gave them approx 60 feet of snow.
I don't know what the impact will be on our mountain streams and rivers, especially the ones fed directly by snow melt vs the ones reliant on water releases from our lakes and reservoirs. Fly fishing in the Sierras may take on a new meaning in 2012.
Here's the dismal first snow survey report for 2012 on the CA DWR web site. The statewide snow data is tabulated for easy reading here and tells an equally dismal story.
We drove over to Carson City, NV via I-80 and Reno a few days ago. Although temperatures were in the teens in places, there was no sign of snow. One of the ski resorts has reportedly spent $millions making their own snow, and currently have a (man-made) snow base of 19"-27". Last season Mother Nature gave them approx 60 feet of snow.
I don't know what the impact will be on our mountain streams and rivers, especially the ones fed directly by snow melt vs the ones reliant on water releases from our lakes and reservoirs. Fly fishing in the Sierras may take on a new meaning in 2012.
Here's the dismal first snow survey report for 2012 on the CA DWR web site. The statewide snow data is tabulated for easy reading here and tells an equally dismal story.
