Where I'm at in the Sierra, March is typically very close to as snowy as Dec/Jan/Feb and the snowpack is still increasing, not decreasing. Late March is typically the peak depth. March avg snowfall is 62", this year we got 1", the driest March on record, on top of it being incredibly warm.

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lapetitejort 8 days ago | parent | next [-]

As a naive tourist, I did not know this. I drove up to Sequoia National Park in March 2011 hoping to camp. The roads were plowed, with eight feet tall snow on either side of the road. I drove up to a visitor center and asked where to camp. The park ranger said I could camp anywhere I wanted. Maybe he assumed I knew what I was doing. But I did not. After walking around the parking lot for a bit, with nowhere else to go, I drove out.

	▲	chabes 8 days ago \| parent [-]
		2011 was a big snow year too. I was in the high country in August of 2011. Muir Pass was a huge snow field.

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Reubachi 8 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Conversly in east, wettest/snowiest jan-march on recent record. Today, april second, we got snow in coastal new hampshire.

Which of course isn't an antithesis to the lack of snow in the west, and likely is literally the flip side of the "same problem". but interesting

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rconti 8 days ago | parent [-]

11" of snow in the Sierra on April 1, as well!

	▲	ctoa 8 days ago \| parent [-]
		April snowfall is also typical. With current forecasts, we will be far short of normal April snowfall as well.