MARCH UPDATE
As of March 1, the snow pack is at 62% (northern CA), 69% (central Sierra), 45% (southern Sierra). Rainfall is at 50% (north), 51% (central), 39% (south). I saw some media reports of higher numbers, but where did they get those from? They are very inaccurate (and of course, people believe anything they see on the news). I think what they do is they take just a couple readings from one or two locations and then say that is the average snow pack in California. Anyway, the real snow pack is much more dismal than what the media says. But the real question is, will we get another miracle March? Rain is starting up again in March, but we need a heckuva lot of rain/snow. We have had ONE big storm this season. That is it! In a normal year, we would get 5 or 6 big storms. SIGH.
This is Stevenson Creek Falls in Sierra National Forest.