SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's ever-important snowpack, which got off on the wrong foot, is finally getting closer to average following several winter storms in a row — and there's a little more on the way.
None of the 16 Utah snowpack regions crossed 100%, or the baseline normal for Feb. 18, following the massive storm that broke records as it passed through Tuesday and Wednesday; however, some specific locations within those basins are now at or above-average levels, according to the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, which oversees snowpack totals.
It's a valued statistic because most of the state's water — which ends up going to agriculture or ordinary residential use — comes from the snow that melts and ends up in the state's streams, rivers and reservoirs. This year's snowpack is arguably even more important because the state suffered its driest year on record last year.