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Wednesday, March 30. 2011

More snowpack

A reader of Maggie's queried the use of the term "snowpack".  Eight days ago, the Central Sierra Snow Lab reported 192 inches of "snowpack", and estimates 150% of normal water content.  Between March 18 and March 26, it snowed an additional 169 inches.  It is certainly "weather" as he said, but it's also snowpack.


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Me thinks, that ought make for banner harvest if'n the valleys don't get overwelhmed with flood waters.
#1 Leag on 2011-03-30 12:21 (Reply)
I'll never whine about 3-6" EVER again....

I'd really dislike being anyplace near there when it all melts
#2 Fred Zeppelin on 2011-03-31 09:05 (Reply)
The watershed is the American River, which joins the Sacramento River in the flatlands just outside the eponymous capital city. The Sacramento is already at over 33 feet, with flood stage at 41 feet - and this stuff hasn't started melting yet! Ah, the Golder State of Wretched Excesses!
#3 Gwynne on 2011-03-31 09:53 (Reply)
A little volcano, Mt Baker, near our home, receives a small amount of snowfall every year.
#4 Derek F (Link) on 2011-03-31 10:56 (Reply)
1,140 inches is insufficient to keep little volcanos humble, but good for everything else!!
#4.1 Gwynne on 2011-03-31 12:05 (Reply)
Think of the devastation if the darn thing melted ala Mt Saint Helens.
#4.1.1 Derek on 2011-04-01 15:22 (Reply)
See, more proof of Global Warming. /sarc

The picture stirs memories of the opening of the Beartooth highway between Red Lodge and Cooke City, MT.

http://www.beartoothhighway.com/

At one time once the pass was opened, a bar/saloon would be cut out of one the snow walls along side the highway where you could get a beer. This yearly event was only was open one and was shut down a long time ago for good reason. Pounding beer at 10,000 feet then driving on essentially a winter road did tend to cause a number of accidents.
#5 Tralfaz on 2011-03-31 11:10 (Reply)

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