The mountains got a thick coat of fresh snow over the weekend, boosting the struggling snowpack in Western Washington and helping freshen the slopes at resorts
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The final weekend of winter brought some much-needed snow to the ski slopes. In the last 48 hours this is how much snow accumulated:"Today it’s nice and soft. You can find spots with powder so it’s been good," Jaimee from Lake Stevens said. A healthy snowpack is important because when the snow/ice melts in the spring and summer months, the water helps to fuel hydropower in the state, providing drinking water to the public, and is used to irrigate crops on farms. The healthy winter snowpack also helps conditions in the summer months by maintaining soil moisture and preventing very dry conditions during wildfire season. In Western Washington, as of Mar. 16, the Lower Columbia region is above normal at 106%. The Olympic region is near normal at 94%. The South Puget Sound is at 82%. The North Puget Sound is at 75%. The Central Puget Sound is at 70%. Several more storms will dump heavy snow over the mountains this week and should improve the snowpack levels across the region.
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