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The West, including Utah, faces its slowest snow start in 25 years.

Warm temperatures have led to rain instead of snow across many regions.

Experts suggest one storm could improve snowpack if cold air returns.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's snow season isn't alone in its "slow start."

Snowpack levels are below average to well below average in basins across the West, and satellite imagery shows that the region's snow cover is lowest through the first week of December since the program launched in 2001, according to a new report by the National Integrated Drought Information System, a multiagency federal program that tracks drought risks.

"Much of the West is in a snow drought as warm (temperatures) have brought rain to many areas that would normally get snow. Snow cover across

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