California water officials reported a good start to the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada but are also saying more snow is needed through the rest of winter to stay on track.

California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, officials said Thursday, but they cautioned that more storms are needed to keep the state's water supplies on track. Officials at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada,

Winter is off to a promising start for California water managers. A handful of storms in late fall and over the holidays primed the state’s mountains with a solid base of snow, with such high-elevation spots as the Truckee River basin,