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California Department of Water Resources Engineer Jacob Kollen (left) and Engineer Anthony Burdock conduct the first media snow survey of the 2026 season in the Sierra Nevada. 
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California Department of Water Resources
Cold temperatures have settled over much of the Mountain West this winter, but precipitation has been harder to come by, leaving large parts of the region unusually dry for late January.

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