SNOW COURSE:  PASS CREEK

				ID NUMBER = 49L05
				ELEVATION = 1200 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  60 deg. 46 min.
				LONGITUDE = 149 deg. 41 min.

	REMARKS -	ON BENCH AMONG SCATTERED SPRUCE AND WILLOW.  VERY LITTLE WIND EFFECTS.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
79  12/28  26   2.1 1/31  29   6.4 2/26  30   7.0 3/29  39  10.6

80  12/30  32   5.5 2/03  49  12.0 2/25  53  15.3 3/29  52  17.0
81  12/30  13   2.0 1/29  14   3.8 2/26  19   5.4 3/30  22   7.4 4/30   9   3.2
82                  1/27  26   6.6 3/02  20   6.5 3/29  23   8.1 5/04  18   6.1
83                  1/31  31   7.8 2/27  35   8.7 3/26  32   8.9
84                  EST   22   4.9 2/28  27   6.5 4/03  18   6.4

85                                 EST   24   5.0 4/01  34   8.3
86                                 EST   29   6.2 4/01  27   6.3
87                                 2/15  28   7.0 4/01  27   8.2
88                                 EST   39  11.4 EST   42  13.8 5/03  34  12.8
89                                 2/19  29   6.2 EST   29   6.6

90                                 EST   30   7.8 EST   28   9.7
91                                 EST   29   6.9 3/30  30   7.2 
92                                 2/27  42  11.1 3/28  45  12.6
93                                 3/01  36  10.1 3/28  36  10.3
94                                 EST   24   6.2 EST   23   7.2

95                                 EST   32   8.6 3/31  36   9.2
96                                 EST   22   4.0 EST   19   4.7
97                                 EST   33   7.0 3/30  32   7.8
98                                 EST   34   9.7 3/31  30   9.9
99                                 EST   36   8.0 3/26  39  10.0

00                                 EST   39  10.0 4/02  42  11.9 
01                                 EST   42   8.6 3/29  38  10.9  
02                                 EST   33   8.5 3/24  33   8.9
03                                 EST   15   3.2 3/30  15   3.9
04                                                4/10  34  10.5

05                                                3/31  33   9.1


FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

1971-2000  average depth (estimated if not 30 years) and swe (snow water equivalent) for period of record :

                           29   6.2       31    7.5      32   8.6