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Sierra Surveyors Size Up Minimal Snowpack

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The snowfall this year has been awful for skiers and snowboarders -- and it's looking grim for the drought too. Thursday morning, surveyors will once again trudge into the Sierra to size up the mountain snowpack, a critical source of water for millions of Californians.

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