[pct-l] Southern Sierra Snow--lots of it!

[Mike Chapman]

Well the pineapple express is the reason for the pack%,and alot of
those types of storms could melt that pack early,but the higher
elevations could be really deep.

On 12/27/10, enyapjr at comcast.net <enyapjr at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Of course yesterdays paper said there was 57% of normal snowpack.  Go
>> figure!
>
> Statewide 57% was probably accurate - BUT the 57% is in comparison to the
> April 1st average MAXIMUM...
> Depends on the 'terminology' (which can easily be misinterpreted) & how you
> look at the 'data'...  ;-)
> As ProDeal said - it will be interesting to follow it over the next few
> months...
>
> See <http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/swcchart.action> to also
> compare to some previous years...
> This chart also notes the current sectional % of April 1st average plus % of
> 'normal' average to date...
> The % of normal to date is very high, especially for the southern Sierra
> (267%)...
>
> It will indeed be 'interesting' to follow in the coming months, especially
> for the class of 2011...  ;-)
>
> Happy trails!!!
> Jim (PITA)
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