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Snowpack Summaries

August 8, 2017

March 16 – 31st: High Pressure and Wet Avalanches Followed by Minor Disturbances and Small Winds Slabs

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August 8, 2017

March 3rd – 15th: A Windy Storm leads into High Pressure and a Stabilizing Snowpack

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June 1, 2017

February 24th – March 2nd: Powerful Storm Causes Widespread Natural Slab Avalanche Cycle

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May 3, 2017

February 17th – 23rd: Unsettled Weather and Wind Slabs

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March 4, 2017

February 10th – 16th: Warm Temperatures with Snow and Low Elevation Rain

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February 15, 2017

February 3rd – 9th: Two Windy Storms and Record Warmth

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February 13, 2017

January 27th – February 2nd: High pressure and lurking instabilities

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February 3, 2017

January 20th – 27th: Three Storms Bury a Widespread Surface Hoar Layer

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January 25, 2017

January 13th – 19th: Cut Off Low and Surface Hoar Formation under Brief High Pressure

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January 19, 2017

January 7th-12th: A Storm for the History Books

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January 19, 2017

January 1st – 6th: Major Storm Impacts the Area

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January 19, 2017

December 20th – 31st: Small Storms with Strong Winds lead into a Brief Dry Spell

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