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Bow Summit Study Plot

Observed Jan 18, 2023, 3:00 p.m. PST · Central Rockies

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Full profile on Jan 18, 2023. Note the Sudden Collapse results at 30 cm on depth hoar. This is the November crust/facet layer that has now decomposed into depth hoar.Past 10 years of total snow depth at the Bow Summit study plot for mid-January.

Snowpack report

Comment
The first image is the Bow Summit study plot snow profile for January 18, 2023. The second image is a table showing the past 10 years of total snowpack height (HS) at Bow Summit for mid-January. 1. Notice how this is the most shallow year in a decade. 2. Years 2019 - 2022 stand out as good years - the past four winters were good ones. 3. The ten-year average for mid-Jan is 100 cm, we are currently 77% of the average. 4. Shallow snow = weak snow as temperature gradient creates facetting (weakening).
Obs type
Point
Site elevation
2040
Site elevation band
Tln