Lack of Snow Marks Unusual Start to Winter in Southern Oregon

Lack of Snow Marks Unusual Start to Winter in Southern Oregon

MEDFORD, Ore. (Dec 13, 2025)— Mountains across Southern Oregon and far Northern California remain unusually bare heading deeper into December, with federal monitoring data and park observations showing little to no measurable snow in areas that typically serve as the region’s winter water bank. National Weather Service and NOAA snow-analysis products indicate that snow depths across the southern Cascades, Siskiyou Mountains and portions of North…