April 1 has come and gone, and from here on out, it’s all downhill — literally and figuratively — for Nevada’s snowpack.
Snowpacks are Mother Nature’s reservoirs, natural repositories that slowly release water downstream into lakes, reservoirs and sinks. April 1 is historically the date in Nevada and across the Eastern Sierra that most snowpacks hold their highest water content.
It’s this water content — not just the amount of snow on the ground — that serves as a harbinger of what everyone from farmers to rafting guides to firefighters can expect in the coming year…