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. >> reporter: john schneider says they've been making snow on record amount thanks to consistent freezingeratures overnight. but we have not had significant snowstorms in december. slaughter says some people had cancelled those trips despite ample manmade snow. >> the protection is something we have to deal with. a lot of people see it's not snowing and assume we don't have anything. >> reporter: the department of water resources says this is the second driest december dating back to 1921. for smaller ski areas such as donner ski ranch it means they cannot open. but most ski resorts have snow making equipment. >> the snow is actually pretty nice. and the weather is phenomenal. >> reporter: while the ski resorts can make snow that does nothing for our snow pack. the state says historically when we start off in december, this slow that we don't catch up and the snow pack ends up below normal. >>> and there was snow today for two siberian tigers who make their home at six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo. snow was brought in special for maxum and miska two 18 -month-old tigers. at first th

. >> reporter: john schneider says they've been making snow on record amount thanks to consistent freezing overnight. but we have not had significant snowstorms in december. slaughter says some people had cancelled those trips despite ample manmade snow. >> the protection is something we have to deal with. a lot of people see it's not snowing and assume we don't have anything. >> reporter: the department of water resources says this is the second driest december dating back to 1921. for smaller ski areas such as donner ski ranch it means they cannot open. but most ski resorts have snow making equipment. >> the snow is actually pretty nice. and the weather is phenomenal. >> reporter: while the ski resorts can make snow that does nothing for our snow pack. the state says historically when we start off in december, this slow that we don't catch up and the snow pack ends up below normal. >>> and there was snow today for two siberian tigers who make their home at six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo. snow was brought in special for maxum and miska two 18 -month-old tigers. at first they were