California Is Boasting 1,088% Of Its Average Snowpack [Western USA Snowpack Roundup + Whitewater Outlook]

“High water” on the Colorado River will last exponentially longer after a late season snowstorm dumped upwards of 40″ on the higher elevations of Rock Mountain National Park | Photo: NPS | Cover Photo: California Department Of Water Resources

After a late season snowstorm clobbered the west this past week, most SNOTEL sites across the Great Basin are boasting snowpacks that are 2X their average for this time of year– meaning whitewater is about to get real from California to Colorado.

Not surprisingly, California is the breadwinner considering their current snowpack is measuring 1,088% of its average for May 22. Let that sink in for a minute. Other winners included Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and New Mexico– all of whom are boasting snowpacks that are above 200% of their respective averages.

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All this means that rivers across the west will be brimming well into June with some rivers seeing high water conditions all the way into July. For the first time in a half decade, the Truckee River could see natural flooding until just before August…