Snow this Winter in the West

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Re: Snow this Winter in the West

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greenonion wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:17 am Alta ski resort hit 800 inches... https://www.ksl.com/article/50612413/al ... ess-winter
They’re at 811” and are forecasted to receive up to 66 more inches in the next 4 days!
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Does anyone know what the watershed of the Wasatch is? I presume anything draining out of the east side finds its way down to the Colorado River eventually, somehow. Probably the west side drains into the Great Salt Lake, I'm wondering if that is a dead end for any runoff, or does it eventually find its way south, also to the Colorado?

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pw wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:50 am Does anyone know what the watershed of the Wasatch is? I presume anything draining out of the west side finds its way down to the Colorado River eventually, somehow. Probably the west side drains into the Great Salt Lake, I'm wondering if that is a dead end for any runoff, or does it eventually find its way south, also to the Colorado?
Four rivers (all from Wasatch watersheds) feed into the Great Salt Lake: Jordan, Bear, Weber, Ogden. Evaporation is the only “outlet.”
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derekpetrie wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:28 am Four rivers (all from Wasatch watersheds) feed into the Great Salt Lake: Jordan, Bear, Weber, Ogden. Evaporation is the only “outlet.”
This. Salt lakes don't have any outlet to the ocean. That's why they are salty.
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Scott P wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:16 am
derekpetrie wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:28 am Four rivers (all from Wasatch watersheds) feed into the Great Salt Lake: Jordan, Bear, Weber, Ogden. Evaporation is the only “outlet.”
This. Salt lakes don't have any outlet to the ocean. That's why they are salty.
Yep. That’s why this lake is at least 6 times saltier than the oceans. Well, might explain some of it…
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greenonion wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:02 pm
Scott P wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:16 am
derekpetrie wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:28 am Four rivers (all from Wasatch watersheds) feed into the Great Salt Lake: Jordan, Bear, Weber, Ogden. Evaporation is the only “outlet.”
This. Salt lakes don't have any outlet to the ocean. That's why they are salty.
Yep. That’s why this lake is at least 6 times saltier than the oceans. Well, might explain some of it…
The rest is potato chip residue, a side effect of being a neighboring state to Idaho.
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12ersRule wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:13 am
greenonion wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:02 pm
Scott P wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:16 am

This. Salt lakes don't have any outlet to the ocean. That's why they are salty.
Yep. That’s why this lake is at least 6 times saltier than the oceans. Well, might explain some of it…
The rest is potato chip residue, a side effect of being a neighboring state to Idaho.
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Alta is up to a 240" base.
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Scott P wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:50 am Alta is up to a 240" base.

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900" is looking likely?!?!?!
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madmattd wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:55 am
Scott P wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:50 am Alta is up to a 240" base.

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900" is looking likely?!?!?!
Possibly. They’re forecast to get 15” today and tomorrow. Then there looks to be a change in the weather pattern with sunny and warmer weather for the rest of the 10-day forecast.
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madmattd wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:55 am 900" is looking likely?!?!?!
Very likely. Only 26" to go.
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Utah snowpack in comparison to old record:
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