From the California Department of Water Resources, left to right, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, Manon von Kaenel, Jordan Thoennes and Andy Reising conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, Andy Reising the Manager of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Unit conducts the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, Jordan Thoennes a Water Resources Engineer, left joins Andy Reising the Manager of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Unit as they conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Engineers from the California Department of Water Resources, conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, left to right, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, Jordan Thoennes, Manon von Kaenel, and Andy Reising conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, left to right, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, Manon von Kaenel, Jordan Thoennes and Andy Reising conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, Andy Reising the Manager of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Unit conducts the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, Jordan Thoennes a Water Resources Engineer, left joins Andy Reising the Manager of the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Unit as they conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Engineers from the California Department of Water Resources, conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
From the California Department of Water Resources, left to right, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, Jordan Thoennes, Manon von Kaenel, and Andy Reising conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. — California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, officials said Thursday, but they cautioned that more storms are needed to keep the state’s water supplies on track.
Officials at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part of the state, recorded a snow depth of 24 inches (61 centimeters), said Andy Reising, manager of the Department of Water Resources’ snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit.
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