Here in CA We have been having a great start to the winter. The lakes are filling and the amount of Snow in the Serria is looking good. I have been keeping a Eye on (my horse in the race) "New Malonies" it's not doing great but fingers crossed it will creep up. I'm looking forward to doing some road trips this year but only if our lake of choice is nice and full. Right now it looks like Shasta and Trinity are on track to fill up.
Here is where you can see california lake levels. The map up dates every day so you can see the lake level every day.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/rescond.pdf