The shortest month of the year delivered record breaking snowfall across the state, dramatically improving Oregon’s summer water supply outloo…

The National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration and Mt. Hood Meadows report moderate amounts of snow on Mount Hood as of Jan. 7.

It’s looking like maintaining an adequate water supply will not be an issue this spring and summer in Hood River County — as long as users do their part to conserve.

A bout of storms last month dulled the threat of poor snowpack on Mount Hood.

Paltry snowpack on Mount Hood spells some unknowns for valley irrigation this year.