Snowpack shoots up

By K.C. Mehaffey
The Wenatchee World

WENATCHEE — Several January storms that dumped snow in the mountains above North Central Washington helped bring the region back to a near-average snowpack, after a December with only half of the snowpack of a normal year.

But another string of clear, dry days could bring us right back to a poor snow year, says Scott Pattee, water supply specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

“This time of year, every day we don’t see mountain accumulations, we drop in percentage,” he said. “Right now, we should be collecting more snow, but instead we’re losing it. And the forecast isn’t looking any better.” Read more