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Current Western Snow Depth

Feb 8, 2012; 1:15 PM ET

The recent weather pattern still has not been conducive to bring relief from the lack of snow in portions of the West that has existed for much of the winter. The greatest departures below normal remain from California to Utah and parts of Colorado and north into western Wyoming and portions of western Montana. In the map below, the oranges and reds are below normal snow depth and the blues are above normal.

Much of the northern and central Cascades are doing fine. A good portion of the northeast mountains of Idaho and northwest Montana are not bad off either. But as one goes farther south there is much more red than blue.

Over the next week there will be storms moving through, but these are not going to be large producers of snow. However, some snow will fall in the Sierra and east into Utah and Colorado. While not nearly enough to make a large dent in the snowfall deficit, any snow is going to be welcomed.

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