Yesterday, the Klamath National Forest released the final snow surveys of the season which found that snowpack in the Scott River watershed had almost entirely disappeared by May 1. State and federal water officials have described this year’s snowpack conditions as among the worst California has seen in modern recordkeeping. According to the U.S. Forest Service, snow depth and snow water equivalent — the amount of water stored in the snowpack — measured just 0.8% of historical average. … The findings mirror statewide trends documented this spring. The California Department of Water Resources announced on April 1 that surveyors found “no measurable snow” during the critical Phillips Station snow survey in the Sierra Nevada after what officials described as a record-hot and exceptionally dry March. 

Other snowpack news around the West:

• NBC4 (Los Angeles): Warm, dry March and below-average Sierra snowpack may enhance 2026 wildfire activity
• KDVR (Denver, Colo.): Video: After last week’s snowstorm, how is Colorado’s snowpack?
• WAMC (Albany, N.Y.): EarthWise podcast: Bad news for the western snowpack​
• Big Pivots: Blog: When snow runoff is low, so are our spirits