SNOW COURSE: CHUITNA PLATEAU
ID NUMBER = 51M05
ELEVATION = 1540 ft.
LATITUDE = 61 deg. 13 min.
LONGITUDE = 151 deg. 38 min.
REMARKS - COMPLETELY EXPOSED ON BROAD FLAT PLATEAU; SUBJECT TO HEAVY WIND PRESSURE. EXTENT OF SNOW REDISTRIBUTION UNKNOWN. TELEMETERED WIND, TEMPERATURE AND SNOW DATA. (1982-1988) AERIAL MARKER
year/ January February March April May
date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe
---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- -----
82 1/25 24 7.6 3/01 22 7.5 3/26 51 15.3 5/04 44 15.0
83 2/02 60 20.4 3/08 57 21.6 4/07 57 22.3 5/05 57 25.1
84 2/02 61 23.7 3/04 70 26.4 4/03 63 27.2 5/02 57 24.4
85 2/13 64 23.0 3/05 70 24.2 4/ 2 82 32.0 4/30 74 30.7
86 2/03 64 23.5 3/03 66 26.0 3/31 62 25.7 EST 65 27.2
87 EST 69 26.5 3/03 71 28.4 EST 77 31.6 4/27 79 34.4
88 EST 53 18.1 EST 76 24.2 4/01 84 31.3 EST 97 38.7
89 EST 62 22.2 EST 62 22.8 3/29 68 23.8 EST 58 26.6
90 EST 70 28.8 EST 82 32.6 EST 103 40.8 4/26 103 42.2
91 EST 60 22.1 EST 68 25.8 3/30 79 30.8 EST 76 31.8
92 EST 73 26.5 3/30 81 30.8
93
94 EST 80 31.8 3/28 102 38.8
95 EST 62 23.3 3/30 72 28.1
96 EST 42 8.7 3/27 41 10.2
97 EST 57 20.6 4/02 57 21.1
98 EST 54 16.3 3/30 54 17.3
99 2/25 64 20.8 3/29 66 23.1
00 2/28 88 32.6 EST 102 40.2
01 3/01 103 38.6 3/31 110 41.8
02 3/05 75 26.5 3/27 77 27.7
03 2/01 50 16.8 EST 66 22.8 3/31 76 24.3
04 2/25 60 20.8 3/31 64 20.5
05 2/28 111 40.0 3/29 108 41.5
FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS
1971-2000 average depth and swe (snow water equivalent) :
58 21.6 65 23.3 86 26.9 71 32.9