SNOW COURSE:  NORTH FORK SHIP CREEK (DISCONTINUED)

				ID NUMBER = 49M21
				ELEVATION = 3600 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  61.107 deg.  
				LONGITUDE = 149.233 deg. 

	REMARKS -	BOTTOM OF HANGING GLACIAL VALLEY; TOPOGRAPHY PROVIDES GOOD WIND PROTECTION.  SOME WIND EFFECTS.  ALSO SUBJECT TO EARLY RADIATION MELT FROM "OVEN EFFECT" OF GLACIER BOWL.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 

80                                                               5/01  65  24.5
81                                                3/28  72  24.5 4/30  49  18.7
82                                 2/23  41  13.3 3/29  48  15.3 4/26  64  20.7
83                  1/27  55  16.1 2/24  64  22.6 3/30  58  21.8 4/27  65  23.8
84                  1/30  34   8.5 3/02  46  14.2 3/29  48  15.0 4/27  62  19.7

85                  2/01  38  10.0 3/02  50  13.0 3/27  56  18.0 4/29  59  19.7
86                  1/29  37  10.1 2/27  47  15.2 4/01  53  16.4 4/28  50  17.2
87                  1/27  47  14.9 2/27  52  18.5 3/31  54  21.2 4/27  60  22.4
88                  1/26  54  18.4 EST   77  23.6 3/28  77  27.9 4/27  85  32.9





FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS
average depth and swe :
                          44  13.0       54  17.2       58  20.0       62  22.2 
years                      6     6        7     7        8     8        9     9 
1961-1985 average :
                          42  11.5       50  15.8       56  18.9       61  21.2 
years                      3     3        4     4        5     5        6     6