[Rockhounds] Nifty snowpack link...

[Lanny R]

You lost me. We must be reading different files. The May 10th text  
file shows Mule Creek with  a current water equivalent of 18.3 inches,  
average of 16.3, 112% of average; a current snow depth of 21.4 inches,  
average of 20.3 inches, so 105% of average. Looks to me like the  
percentages work out and the depth is a little under 2 feet.

One thing we need to consider is that Crystal Park is on the west side  
of the Pioneer Range, and Mule Creek is on the east side (the lee  
side), so Crystal Park is likely to have received more snow.

Lanny


On May 10, 2008, at 12:13 PM, Julie Siebel wrote:

> Holy snowman! If I'm reading this right, at Mule Creek there's still  
> more than 4.5 feet of snow! It's about 500 feet higher than Crystal  
> Park, but still...  lol. Last year on May 10th, the snow water  
> equivalent for Mule Creek was 11 inches; today it's 18.3 inches.  
> Their pecent of average must be based on something other than the  
> average of "today" over the years. (They don't seem to keep  
> historical snow depth data.) Last year, on June 1st snow water  
> equivalent was 1/2 inch. This year? Hard to say...maybe we'll call a  
> Butte rockshop before we leave Lewistown. I'm guessing there's a  
> good possibility that we won't be able to do Crystal Park  
> though...guess we'll just have to go back in August! lol
>
> It looks like Calvert Hill has a chance of being OK, and if nothing  
> else there are lots of places between Lewistown and home to check out.
>
> Julie
>
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