SNOW COURSE:  MT. ALYESKA	

				ID NUMBER = 49L01
				ELEVATION = 1540 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  60 deg. 58 min.
				LONGITUDE = 149 deg.  5 min.

	REMARKS -	SMALL OPENING IN MATURE SPRUCE GROVE.  SOME, BUT GENERALLY INSIGNIFICANT, WIND EFFECTS.  FREQUENTLY SUBJECTED TO SKIER CROSSINGS.  SNOW PILLOW SITE, PRECIPITATION DATA.  SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AVAILABLE.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
73  12/29  49  11.5 1/30  60  13.0 2/27  69  17.7 3/27  88  27.5 4/26 110  45.0 
74  12/23  55  13.5 1/31  56  18.7 3/03  70  23.8 4/02  73  29.5 4/25 108  39.2

75   1/08  63  18.2 1/31  72  22.0 3/04 114  37.5 3/31 118  42.5 5/02 134  52.7
76                  1/29  88  23.4 3/01  81  29.0 4/02 108  33.2 4/29 117  44.7
77  12/22  72  21.4 1/29 104  39.2 3/02 128  50.0 4/01 134  54.9 4/29 131  56.3
78                  EST   97  31.8 3/05 130  42.2 3/25 138  49.7 5/01 120  52.0 
79                  EST   55  16.0 3/02  63  21.3 4/01 106  35.8 4/29  89  35.2

80                  EST  112  36.4 3/02 120  48.3 3/30 152  58.0 EST  147  59.9
81                  1/31  79  22.7 3/08 108  34.0 4/05 124  42.6 5/03  97  42.5
82   1/04  58  21.5 1/29  67  22.4 2/28  60  24.1 4/04  71  25.6 5/02  87  30.2
83                  1/31 103  33.9 2/28 125  44.1 4/01 116  44.5 5/02 113  49.5
84   1/08  44  13.0 1/28  64  19.9 3/04 102  31.8 4/02  89  30.5 4/30  83  33.7

85                  2/01  55  16.7 3/01  70  21.0 3/26  97  28.4 4/30  96  33.1
86                  2/02  81  25.1 3/01  98  32.1 3/29  96  34.4 4/29  90  35.9
87   1/03  53  14.2 2/01 103  30.6 2/28 102  35.1 4/04 117  44.0 4/26 116  46.8
88   1/03  75  21.9 1/30  85  27.8 2/28 129  39.1 4/03 141  52.3 4/30 162  66.7
89  12/30  72  20.4 1/29  81  23.6 2/26  73  25.6 4/01  74  27.5 4/29  62  26.9

90                  1/29  90  25.8 EST   89  28.8 3/30 108  36.6 4/28  82  34.9
91  12/31  48  12.1 2/03  66  17.8 2/27  66  23.2 3/29  90  26.4 4/28  83  32.0
92                  1/28  82  24.3 2/28 111  31.4 3/31 128  42.1 5/01  94  39.3
93                  1/31  67  18.7 EST   96  26.5 4/01  97  30.5
94                  1/31  56  18.4 EST   58  19.4 3/30  79  27.0

95                  2/01 107  33.1 EST  119  39.9 3/31 123  45.5
96                  1/31  27   6.8 EST   45  11.7 3/26  54  14.1
97                  1/31  66  16.7 EST   95  30.5 3/26  95  32.1
98                  1/30  79  23.4 EST  113  31.2 EST  120  34.7              
99                  EST   77  23.7 3/04  95  30.4 EST  130  42.6 4/30 108  47.1

00                  EST   95  25.0 2/29 107  30.8 EST  120  42.9 4/28 121  48.0
01                  1/31 113  34.8 EST  130  41.6 3/28 138  50.3 EST  140  53.3
02                  2/01  74  23.7 3/01  90  30.1 EST   90  31.1
03                  1/31  42  13.0 3/01  54  17.2 4/01  61  18.4
04                                                4/06 106  36.0

05                  1/27  51  15.2                3/30  90  28.2











FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                

1971-2000 average depth (estimated if less than 30 years) and swe (snow water equivalent):
           57  16.8       78  23.5       94  30.7       107  36.9      104  41.2


                                   SNOW COURSE:	MT ALYESKA

                                   ID NUMBER =	49L01
                                   ELEVATION =	1540	ft.	
                                   LATITUDE  = 	60	deg.	58	min.	
                                   LONGITUDE =	149	deg.	5	min.	

year/                    June         October        November        December     
                    date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- -----
73   6/4   69  34.5  6/21  34  26.0                              12/13 34   6.5
74                                                               12/6  44  12.5

75                                                               12/5  13   3.1
77                 6/2   88  44.4               11/19  30   8.1                
78                 6/10  48  22.4                                11/24 31   5.8

80                                                               12/7  38  10.0
82                                                               12/3  45  12.7
83                 6/1   55  26.7 
84                 6/2   26  12.2

85                 6/3   45  19.7     
87                 6/1   53  23.2                                12/1  46   9.2
88                 6/1   96  45.9                                12/4  46   9.6
89                 6/1   12   6.3                                12/3  35   9.3

91                 5/31  44  18.8                       
94                                                               12/9  62  15.9
95                                                               12/1  11   3.1
96                                                               11/27 25   6.5
97                                                               12/04 34   6.3
98
99                                                               12/03 50  10.1

00                                                               12/01 27   8.2
04                                                               12/02 32   8.2