2018/2019 Snowpack and Water Year

[Artemus]

Well, an excellent start to the water year - for a change. Here is to hoping for an amazingly wet and snowy year (even though it compromises my high country walking access). For the environment!

This is as of yesterday 12/3.

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/ut/snow/products/data/?cid=nrcs141p2_034237

NOHRSC Snow Model
- https://goo.gl/LJLWSH

 

[Nick]

Let it snow!!! Just give me some dry-ish ground to camp on come New Years, please.

 

[Deleted User]

This shows where all the basins sit for snow water equivalent so far this year here in Utah. Every basin is at normal or above normal. It has to keep snowing for us to maintain this. But a damn better start than last year. I did not get my first day out on the splitboard last year until mid February. I already have two days in touring this season. It was really good up there on Sunday. Things are filling in. One more big storm and its game on everywhere.

 

[slc_dan]

Let it snow!!! Just give me some dry-ish ground to camp on come New Years, please.

Do you even need that with the camper?!? Let it Snow!!

 

[Jackson]

Well, an excellent start to the water year - for a change. Here is to hoping for an amazingly wet and snowy year (even though it compromises my high country walking access). For the environment!

This is as of yesterday 12/3.

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NOHRSC Snow Model
- https://goo.gl/LJLWSH

I was wondering what the percentages were looking like but hadn't looked into it yet. Thanks for sharing! Fingers crossed for a repeat of winter 2016-2017. My snowshoes are hungry for some deep snow trekking; they hardly got used last winter.

 

[Nick]

Do you even need that with the camper?!? Let it Snow!!

Not for sleeping, but I much prefer walking on dirt!

 

[Yvonne]

bring it on!!! Hopefully Cedar Mountain and the higher elevations of Zion will get some good amounts this winter, I can't wait to play

 

[Nick]

Southern Utah snow cover as of yesterday. Looking good (for camping and snowpack)!

 

[Yvonne]

between a foot and more up Kolob Terrace. WIll check out West Rim tomorrow
But so far it looks good for Southern Utah and Zion

 

[Nick]

Still looking pretty great on the south half of the map. I hope this keeps up through spring. Could be a great spring for desert hiking and rafting.

 

[misSOULa]

Up here in Montana, we are finally getting some precipitation, although its taken its sweet time coming. Lets hope the northern rockies get some more snowpack so we don't have another summer of smoky hell like 2017!

 

[Deleted User]

Still looking pretty great on the south half of the map. I hope this keeps up through spring. Could be a great spring for desert hiking and rafting.

The water year is good. We needed it. The snow has been good as well. Six feet in the Cottonwoods over the last seven days. Look at the Tooele snow pack 143%! Wow! This will help keep the fires down this summer. Rivers and streams are gonna run high this year. Should make for a great summer!

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[Jackson]

The water year is good. We needed it. The snow has been good as well. Six feet in the Cottonwoods over the last seven days. Look at the Tooele snow pack 143%! Wow! This will help keep the fires down this summer. Rivers and streams are gonna run high this year. Should make for a great summer!

I need to hurry up and get a packraft or a kayak!

 

[fossana]

Fingers crossed on a mellow wildfire year.

 

[Perry]

It’s all great news.... except the mosquitoes


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[Kmatjhwy]

Now just saw that another storm is coming in from the Pacific. Could be a big one for Utah. Looks like it will be a good water year for Utah. Kayla

 

[Artemus]

Music to my eyes. I can't remember the last time I saw the whole state green and blue.

 

[Bob]

Unfortunately summer fires are more related to spring moisture than MTN snowpack

 

[Nick]

Loving it.

 

[Jackson]

More coming in tomorrow!