Early-season snowpack is off to a good start in Washington
SEATTLE — The countdown to winter is on, and it is already feeling and looking like winter in the Washington mountains.
With the colder and wetter weather over the past few weeks, Washington ski resorts recently announced the opening dates, much earlier than normal, as the early-season snowpack is off to a good start in Washington. See the local ski resort opening dates.
Latest snowpack report
The latest snowfall report shows the snowpack in Washington is off to a good start, running well-above average.
As of November 13, the Washington snowpack is at 211-441% above the 1991-2020 median, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's SNOTEL data. The NRCS SNOTEL data is compiled into a map with the snowpack measurements and percentages measured by special weather stations called SNOTELS or Snow Telemetry Sites.
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