April 1 Snow Survey Results

Park rangers have completed the April 1 snow surveys. The water content of the snowpack in the Tuolumne drainage is 33% of average and in the Merced drainage it is 28% of average. The lower elevation courses are particularly dry, with several setting new records for the date.

Yeah, I wish the 12% of average reported for the Rock Creek drainage was an April Fool's joke, but it isn't.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2014 09:52AM by hikerchick395.

Don't despair. Most of this data was collected before or at least between recent storms. My guess is that the higher parts of Tuolumne drainage have gotten a few feet of snow since the measurements were taken.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/COURSES

Hey, at least the skeeters will be dried out earlier this year.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2014 12:22PM by redpakotasea.

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Hey, at least the skeeters will be dried out earlier this year.

That's good, but I'd rather have extinct.

I would rather have lots of snow, water, and mosquitoes.