[pct-l] Latest Sierra Sow Report

[Kolby Kirk]

I'm currently in the process of designing a blow torch that is fueled
on snowmelt. I hope to have the first batch of prototypes available
for sale at KM by June.

On Monday, April 25, 2011, Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi gang,
> Mammoth Mountain got another 10" of snow over the weekend, bringing the
> total for
> the season to 636 inches.
> The snow fall per season, at Mammoth over the last 40 years, averaged
> 340 inches.
> Last year, which was considered a heavy snow year Mammoth got 516 inches.
> The good news is the base declined by 2 feet over the last 2 weeks.
> The bad news is the base (snow cover) at the 11,000 foot elevation is
> still 21 feet.
> The other bad news is that some of the passes are over 12,000 &  13,000
> feet high,
> which means the base on those high passes most likely exceeds 21 feet.
>
> What does that mean?.....It means that there is not enough time to melt
> all that snow
> by the time you get to  KM  and you better be prepared for high snow in
> the Sierra.
>
> JMT Reinhold
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