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It has been a slow start to the winter season and finally we are seeing snow accumulation in the mountains. The thing is the snowpack is not yet back to normal.
Oregon mountains are seeing record levels of mid-winter snowmelt as rising temperatures and high elevation rain are rapidly depleting the region’s snowpack.
Oregon started out colder than normal in 2023 with a chilly spring before transitioning into a hot summer, fall and early winter.
After a historically poor start to the 2023-2034 snow season, the snowpack in the Oregon Cascades has nearly recovered to normal levels in less than a month.
At the end of December, some were wondering if Central Oregon was headed for a snowless winter.