Snowpack not looking very good :(

[AK Troutbum]

Over 11' for Anchorage this year and we're only 2" away from breaking the all time record, so I'm kind of over it. That said, I would like to see the record broke though. Our ski resort down in Girdwood has received over 61' so far this season, and although it's not even close to their record, it's still a hell of a lot of snow. I still have over 2' in the yard right now, and we haven't seen our grass since last Sept/Oct., but the good news is, I probably won't have to mow this year until late June or early July.

 

[mtwarden]

We could you've used whatever was excessive for you guys

 

[voidclimber]

Raining/snowing here in Colorado.

 

[alecvg]

We still have maybe 18" of patchy snow on top the divide here west of Helena. I talked to someone from the FS at a meeting last night, he said one of the snowtel sites south of Helena is tied for the lowest recorded year in history. Will be interesting to see how much rain we end up getting.

 

[AKDoc]

Over 11' for Anchorage this year and we're only 2" away from breaking the all time record, so I'm kind of over it. That said, I would like to see the record broke though. Our ski resort down in Girdwood has received over 61' so far this season, and although it's not even close to their record, it's still a hell of a lot of snow. I still have over 2' in the yard right now, and we haven't seen our grass since last Sept/Oct., but the good news is, I probably won't have to mow this year until late June or early July.

TB is right on...we're not sure yet if this year will be a bronze, silver or gold medal year for snow fall...but it has been significant for sure! I also have at least a couple feet of snow on the ground here on the hillside right now, and I also agree...I'm done with it for now, too!

Some photos from mid winter:


Truly sorry to hear of other locations that are at record lows this year ...I wish the best for you guys, sincerely!

 

[mt100gr.]

Over 11' for Anchorage this year and we're only 2" away from breaking the all time record, so I'm kind of over it. That said, I would like to see the record broke though. Our ski resort down in Girdwood has received over 61' so far this season, and although it's not even close to their record, it's still a hell of a lot of snow. I still have over 2' in the yard right now, and we haven't seen our grass since last Sept/Oct., but the good news is, I probably won't have to mow this year until late June or early July.

A little cool weather lately has slowed it down, but we're pushing green grass way early this year. Mowed a couple places today. It could be a really long mowing season in western MT or we could be working on irrigation before the 4th of July....roads here are already dusty. And we had an inch of wet snow on the ground a few days ago.

 

[JBahr]

6” in Wheat Ridge, CO this morning. This latest storm looks to have put the majority of the state above the 30 year average. We will likely have at least one more significant snowfall in the mountains next week.

 

[bradmacmt]

We've improved quite a bit since last week...

 

[mt terry d]

Just pointing out a 30 year average is a very short time period
when looking at weather patterns.

We're getting some moisture over by Big Timber now.

 

[Minute_of_Antelope]

Sorry if this is hijacking but anybody got any local intel on the snow line in Salmon area at the moment?

 

[mtwarden]

We've improved quite a bit since last week...

View attachment 709108

We were down to 39% just the other day, good to see a bump! Had a couple of inches in town this morning, rain now but pretty sure it’s snow at ~ 5000+

 

[Pony Soldier]

We have a 3 ft drift on the front porch this morning I don't mind the snow as much as the wind. I will have to armor up to shovel my way to the barn this morning and get wood off the porch. Life can be a challenge at times.

 

[bradmacmt]

Yes, I've been following your snow no's, this is a help for sure. Bear in mind, what I posted above was through midnight yesterday. It snowed here in the Gallatin all night, and is still coming down now. I'm just south of the University, and we have 7"+ on the ground, and it's going to continue all day, and into tomorrow!

We were down to 39% just the other day, good to see a bump! Had a couple of inches in town this morning, rain now but pretty sure it’s snow at ~ 5000+

 

[bradmacmt]

Just pointing out a 30 year average is a very short time period
when looking at weather patterns.

Indeed it is, but it's all we have since the various weather stations scattered in the mountains weren't operating in 200 AD...

 

[mtwarden]

This drought map hasn't been updated since 4/30/24—guessing it's improved some; I know a lot of the Hi-Line got 2"+ of precip yesterday

 

[mt terry d]

Indeed it is, but it's all we have since the various weather stations scattered in the mountains weren't operating in 200 AD...

That doesn't stop them from telling us "it's a 500 year flood!"

But they do have records that go much further back than just 30 years,

We got at least 8" of heavy wet snow above 5000' today that, I'd bet, contains
more moisture than 2 or 3 feet of powder.

 

[S.Clancy]

Miles City area got hammered. Reports up to, and over, 4" of rain.

 

[Josh Boyd]

That doesn't stop them from telling us "it's a 500 year flood!"

But they do have records that go much further back than just 30 years,

We got at least 8" of heavy wet snow above 5000' today that, I'd bet, contains
more moisture than 2 or 3 feet of powder.

I regard to the records from the Snow Survey Program...

"The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting (SSWSF) normals are site-specific measures of central tendency (either the median or average) for a data type, such as snow water equivalent (SWE). The statistics are calculated over a 30-year period and updated each decade, in agreement with World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards. This 30-year reference period was chosen to characterize the current hydroclimatology at each station. The most recent medians and averages have been updated to include data for the water years 1991-2020. The National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) also provides medians and averages for the 1981-2010 and 1971-2000 reference periods for stations with sufficient data."​

The link below will give you more info than you'd probably want to know.
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/climatic-and-hydrologic-normals#modal-22614

 

[bradmacmt]

Well, this storm really made incredible improvements - Bridger Bowl got something like 22" out of the storm. Here in the valley, while it's hard to calculate because of how wet the snow was, we got something around 9"+ at our house.

 

[mtwarden]

^ good deal

Brad what link are you using, mine is similar but slightly different numbers (supposed to be at the end of day 5/08)

the one I'm using is

https://nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov/...na SNOTEL,52.0067,41.3973,-103.5105,-116.8161