The long winter dumped a record snowfall on the Sierra Nevada

The long winter dumped a record snowfall on the Sierra Nevada

The “winter that didn’t want to end” has blanketed the Sierra Nevada in the deepest snowpack recorded in more than 70 years, officials reported. This spring, the accumulated snow was estimated to contain about 30 million acre-feet of water — more water than is in Lake Mead — according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of snow sensor data. The Central Sierra Snow Lab reported that the winter of 2023 was the second snowiest in the 77 years of record…