The snowpack has been taking a nosedive!
It's especially way down in my area:
Colorado Snowpack
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Scott P
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I'm old, slow and fat. Unfortunately, those are my good qualities.
Re: Colorado Snowpack
Considering how warm it's been for most to this year, I'm not surprised, though whether this will mean an earlier than normal melt-out remains to be seen.
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DArcyS
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Re: Colorado Snowpack
A lot of this snow is ending up in streams and rivers.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/curr ... key=huc_cd
Over the last week or so some of the instantaneous values have exceed the previous records for the respective date. So, warm weather = melting snow.
I look at April as a swing month in terms of determining the start of the enjoyable hiking season (i.e., no mud or slushy snow). Does the snowpack grow in April due to storms or does the snowpack recede due to sunny days? For hiking, this year we lucked out.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/curr ... key=huc_cd
Over the last week or so some of the instantaneous values have exceed the previous records for the respective date. So, warm weather = melting snow.
I look at April as a swing month in terms of determining the start of the enjoyable hiking season (i.e., no mud or slushy snow). Does the snowpack grow in April due to storms or does the snowpack recede due to sunny days? For hiking, this year we lucked out.
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peter303
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Re: Colorado Snowpack
"March is the new April"
We seem to be getting the same peak snow, but peaking weeks earlier.
We seem to be getting the same peak snow, but peaking weeks earlier.
Re: Colorado Snowpack
Although the Yampa/White area isn't looking very good, I would still say I'm glad that for the statewide statistic, we made it to the average peak date above normal before it started melting fast. It could certainly be a lot worse.
There's still time to get a couple bumps in there so we don't end up in trouble, preferably (just my own preference here) without the "200% at June 1" situation we've had for a couple years now.
There's still time to get a couple bumps in there so we don't end up in trouble, preferably (just my own preference here) without the "200% at June 1" situation we've had for a couple years now.
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TravelingMatt
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Re: Colorado Snowpack
It was a pretty normal winter, except that it was all compressed into the first half of January.
You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough. -- William Blake
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AlexeyD
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Re: Colorado Snowpack
been a weird winter for sure...feast and famine! But man, when it was good, it was gooooooooooooood
Vincit Qui Patitur
