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The Sierra ski season is under way, but skiers and snowboarders aren't finding much snow on the slopes. Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally when ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe region fire up the chairlifts. But warm November temperatures in the mountains have meant that the sparse snow found so far has been made by the resorts themselves. Even then, most of the runs that are open are short and low on the hills. Last winter was unusually dry in the Sierra Nevada. Snowmelt from the mountains provides much of California's fresh water supply. Tahoe resorts say most slopes should be...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2003 January 25 Palomar 13's Last Stand Credit: M. Siegel & S. Majewski (UVA), C. Gallart (Yale), K. Cudworth (Yerkes), M. Takamiya (Gemini), Las Campanas Observatory Explanation: Globular star cluster Palomar 13 has roamed the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy for the last 12 billion years. The apparently sparse cluster of stars just left of center in this composite color digital image, it is one of the...