The snowpack numbers tell us that streams may flow a little more slowly in the coming dry season. But there are other things to consider when there's less snow (besides fewer days of skiing), like the effects on animals.
An animal that has evolved to blend in with snow will stick out like a snowy thumb on a bare landscape.
Scientists at the University of Montana looked into this, to see how rapidly evolution might progress in the face of climate change. Hares in brown and white are the study animals; Scott Mills is the scientist. He visits with details of the study.