Latest California Snow Survey Shows Plenty of Snow Still in the Sierra Nevada

The state’s latest snowpack measurements are in and the results likely won't come as a shock — there’s still a huge amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada.

The state's latest snowpack measurements are in and the results won't shock anyone who spent the winter in storm-wracked California this year -- there's still a huge amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada.

The manual measurement shows 59 inches of snow with a snow-water equivalent of 30 inches, which is 241 percent of average for Phillips Station on May 1, according to DWR.

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