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California is the snowiest place on Earth right now

Published Feb 7, 2017 1:01 AM EDT | Updated Feb 7, 2017 10:30 PM EDT

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After years of dealing with a statewide drought, California is the snowiest place on earth right now.

While many ski resorts in Europe were plagued by a slow start to the season, resorts in California were shut down earlier this month for too much snow.

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Mammoth ski resort, near Yosemite National Park, reported a record-breaking month for snowfall. On January 25, the resort announced that it had received over three feet more snow than any other previous January. The area is expecting another 20 inches of snow in the coming days.

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