With abundant seasonal rainfall and enough mountain snow to bury a giraffe, the Western U.S. is rapidly recovering from a years-long drought that tapped reservoirs and exhausted the region’s rivers, lakes and streams.
With more than 15.5 feet of surrounding snow, Timberline Lodge currently maintains the third deepest snowpack in the Pacific Northwest. According to data recorded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s automated snow monitoring sites, Timberline Lodge has the deepest snowpack in the state with 186.1 inches of piled snow.