I came to Colorado with big dreams and quickly realized how time-consuming grad school is. Before each ski season I like to write down a few goals for the year and reading them now it’s clear how unaware I was of how little time I would have to ski .Of my list of 7 goals, … Continue reading Season Recap (2020-21)
Snow Science: A Snapshot of Snowpack
To better understand how snotels work and what a typical year looks like, we’ll look at historic snotel data at one site. Snotel site number 530, Hoodoo Basin, lies at 6,050 ft. on the Montana/Idaho border in the northern Bitterroot mountain range. I chose to demonstrate snowpack using this snotel because it has a particularly … Continue reading Snow Science: A Snapshot of Snowpack
The Skientist 