SNOW COURSE:  ARCTIC VALLEY # 3

				ID NUMBER = 49M03
				ELEVATION = 1950 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  61 deg. 14 min.
				LONGITUDE = 149 deg. 35 min.

	REMARKS -	OPEN AREA WITHIN BIRCH/SPRUCE FOREST.  SUBJECT TO RADIATION AND EARLY MELT-OUT.  NO WIND EFFECTS.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
64                  EST   12   2.5 3/04  19   3.0 4/07  24   4.5 5/08  25   5.2

65                  EST   27   5.7 3/04  35   6.9 3/31  21   5.4
66                  2/04  20   4.5 2/25  24   5.1 3/31  29   5.5 5/02  13   2.4
67                  1/31  19   3.8 3/01  24   4.7 3/31  22   4.8 4/28  19   4.1
68                  1/31  23   5.5 2/28  24   5.4 4/02  25   5.7 5/01  20   4.1
69                  1/29  17   2.9 2/26  27   5.0 4/01  25   5.5 4/30   7   1.7

70                  2/03  25   3.7 2/26  20   4.3 4/03  23   5.7 5/01   0   0.0
71                  1/28  14   2.3 2/24  21   3.7 4/02  22   4.4 5/04   0   0.0
72                  1/31  29   6.1 3/01  28   6.8 3/31  32   7.6 5/01  25   6.5
73                  1/30  28   4.3 2/28  25   5.1 4/02  25   5.8 4/30  13   3.1
74                  2/01  18   3.7 2/27  23   5.0 4/01  16   2.4 4/30   0   0.0

75                  1/30  30   7.6 2/28  34   8.5 3/28  31   8.4 5/01  25   8.2
76                  2/02  16   3.1 3/02  21   4.1 3/31  27   6.4 5/03   5   1.2
77                  2/01  22   5.7 2/25  23   6.7 4/01  30   8.3 4/30  19   5.8
78                  2/01  17   3.0 2/28  25   5.4 4/02  21   5.1 4/27   0   0.0
79                  2/05  34   8.6 2/27  31   9.2 3/30  45  11.7 4/27  29  10.4

80                  1/31  25   4.9 2/28  32   7.8 3/31  32   9.0 4/30   2   0.5
81                  2/04  16   3.4 3/02  24   5.1 4/01  18   4.8 5/01   1   0.2
82                  1/29  21   4.6 2/26  11   3.3 3/30  12   3.5 4/29   8   3.7
83                  1/28  28   7.7 2/25  31   8.4 3/30  27   7.7 5/03   8   2.2
84                  1/31  24   4.7 2/29  29   6.7 4/ 2  23   6.4 5/ 1  18   5.5

85                  2/01  13   2.4 3/05  23   5.4 4/ 1  23   5.8 4/30  16   4.5
86                  1/30  12   2.4 2/27  19   3.3 3/31  23   4.7 4/29   6   1.7
87                  1/29  22   4.8 2/27  24   6.6 3/30  17   5.2 4/29   3   0.8
88                  1/28  27   6.2 2/26  31   7.6 3/31  31   8.3 4/29  23   7.0
89                  2/06  26   6.0 2/28  24   6.1 3/29  22   5.7 5/01   0   0.0

90                  2/02  33   8.2 2/28  42   9.3 4/02  37  10.2 4/27   6   2.2
91                  1/30  24   5.2 2/28  23   6.2 4/01  31   7.0 5/01  12   3.8
92                                 3/11  39  10.8 3/30  40  12.1 4/30  22   6.0
93                                 3/01  39  10.2 3/31  38  10.6
94                                 3/04  35   8.1 4/01  29   8.8

95                                 3/02  40  12.4 3/31  43  13.2
96                                 3/04  20   5.8 4/01  18   6.0 
97                                 EST   30   6.5 3/31  30   6.7 5/01   0   0.0
98                                 3/07  30   9.3 4/02  26   8.3
99                                 2/26  26   6.2 3/31  36   6.8

00                                 3/01  33   8.3 3/30  37   9.9 
01                                 3/01  25   5.5 4/03  25   7.2
02                                 3/05  29   6.6 3/28  41   8.6
03				   3/03   9   2.7 3/28  10   2.1
04                                 3/01  30   7.5 4/01  37   9.5 4/28   20  6.7

05                                 3/01  32   8.8 4/01  37  10.1



FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS
1971-2000 average (estimated if less than 30 years) depth and swe (snow water equivalent) :
                          25   5.6       28   6.9       28   7.3       10   2.9