This Sierra Nevada town is named one of the snowiest places in America. The Weather Channel had unique specifications for the ranking.

The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply, was at 85% of its historical average Friday. That’s up from 69% a month ago. And more storms are forecast for the next 10 days.

Workers on strike have closed the Sierra Nevada to skiers the first weekend of March, and plan further strike action in the coming weeks.

According to data from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Western Nevada along the Sierra has a below-normal snowpack for this time of year. One local meteorologist is nevertheless hopeful a series of March storms will bring the region to normal.

As California’s rainy season enters its final stretch, state water managers announced Friday that the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack is just 85% of normal for this time of year.

The third snow survey of the year reveals a snowpack in the Sierra Nevada that is below average, according to the State Department of Water Resources

In the wake of the storm that rolled ashore in the southwestern United States during the middle of this week, most areas will get a break this weekend. However, AccuWeather meteorologists say that more storms will move into the region,

State water managers are hoping incoming storm systems will deliver enough precipitation to offset a deficit in some places that have faced dangerously low levels of precipitation.

February storms in the Sierra have helped increase California's snowpack, but more snow is needed to meet the state's water needs, according to the Department of Water Resources. The DWR held its third snow survey of the season Friday at Phillips Station in El Dorado County.

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” According to scientists, it’s also the only place on Earth that’s analogous to the Jezero Crater on Mars.