At the risk of jumping the gun, I am going to update my Condition assessment to Moderately Dry from Severely Dry. The short-term state has improved a lot with this last storm. I don't think the long-term state has been affected much until we get another few storms. This last 9.8" of snow and 0.71" of SWE has helped, but the usual winds are moving the snow around and my snowpack went from slightly over 7" to just at 2" in 2 days. Much of that is settling and melt into the ground. % of Normal PRISM totals are MTD 193%, YTD 87%, and WYTD 67%. WYTD is the concerning number. Snowpack SWE in my basins are 68% for 6-Digit HUC, and 77% for 8-Digit HUC. Still a long way to go. Stream flow in Moraine Park was hovering around Normal until the storm hit and it has been very inconsistent going more than 2x normal to almost nothing (probably due to some colder temps?) No new fire restrictions in the area, just the normal Stage 1 permanent ones. Snowpack in the park has increased and the sledding hill at Hidden Valley has decent sledding. Plenty of snow for snowshoeing and skiing, although many of the trails are blocked with down trees making x-c skiing difficult. Downhill skiing was very good on Friday at Hidden Valley. Plants are still dormant so hard to assess their condition. Still lots of visitors to the bird bath and the deer have been frequenting the neighborhood browsing mostly on ponderosa needles. They look healthy though. There have been an increase in sightings of mountain lions around town. Not sure what is driving that but perhaps the lack of snow is making it harder for them to catch prey. I have not seen our resident bobcat or coyotes.