Tag: weather
Charting Automated Weather Station Data
When it comes to forecasting avalanche conditions, an important element is looking at the data and trends of the last 24 hours. For this, automated snow stations, as discussed yesterday, are great, but they present you with an snoot-full of data that can be hard to decipher. Instead, what I like to do is have Excel […]
Alta Guard Station Automated Wx Station
The Alta Guard House automated weather station is the Gold Standard of automated snow sites in the Wasatch Mountains. I think it is one of the oldest stations around, plus it is right near the Department of Transportation (DOT) housing area, so if it ever goes down, it is fixed right away. It is also one of […]
Inside Info – Part I
(continued from Monday’s ABC’s of avalanche train of thought) With so many variables hidden under a blanket of white, where do you even begin? Simplify the process by breaking it down into the big three categories; terrain, snowpack and weather. Will it stay, or will it go now? New snow, steep slope and nice weather… […]
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