For those thinking of heading south to California this spring.  The window for the high sierra runs are gonna be narrow this year.

yeah, those numbers really show how bleak it can look.  Thank goodness that's not us!  Maybe next year though, I'm sure we will get a bad year again someday.   But this is truly bumming for Cali boaters.  Not to mention the bad fire year this brings on.  Hopefully those resoviors are full for power, irrigation, and drinking needs...

Yeah, those numbers are somewhat bleak. However, For WA boaters looking to make a trip down, I don't think it's a reason to panic. Just plan on having to go earlier.
We had a terrible snow year in 2007. That was by far my best season for High Sierra runs. Everything just ran earlier but everything had a good flow window. Usually the classics run too high for a while, so you have to time when you get on them. With a small snowpack, sometimes the runnable window is longer than normal since you don't get as big a spike. This was true of Upper Cherry in 2007.
Of course, if the weather gets hot enough what little snow there is won't last long. I think weather is the most important factor in determining how long the best runs will have flow windows.