A CITIZEN-SCIENCE CAMPAIGN TO MEASURE SNOW

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This project aims to achieve a better understanding of snow depth variability in mountainous regions through citizen science observations.

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Our biannual newsletter is out! 📰 Enjoy, and we hope everyone is having a great summer so far! 🍓☀️ https://communitysnowobs.org/2021/07/23/july-newsletter/

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Summer is the season for weather station maintenan

Summer is the season for weather station maintenance. 🗼🛠@mwacenter has been busy lately, and so have we — more on that in the next post!

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Today we installed our new snow scale which will give us more accurate and reliable measurements of snow-water equivalent and snow density at the Hermit Lake Snow Plot. In the coming winters this scale will accomplish a few things:

❄️SWE data will be live on our website for snow savvy backcountry travelers to reference before heading into the area. A great resource for avalanche courses and snow geeks alike.

❄️ Our forecasters will use this data on a daily and hourly basis to create avalanche forecasts and monitor storms and snowfall patterns.

❄️ MWAC snow data is often used by climate, hydrology, and avalanche researchers and this equipment will add to the continuity, accuracy, and reliability of our data sheets that we provide for research purposes.

A huge thanks to our supporters who made this possible including all of you who have made recent donations to the avalanche center! @avalanchefoundation @tuckermanravine @u.s.forestservice

Shout-out to 2KR Systems, a NH business, who hooked us up with this equipment!

It is not too late to make a donation to support projects like this one at the avalanche center! Link in Bio.

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In 1992 my journey in the outdoor industry began. I have always pushed the importance of representation. Over many years I have connected with this team of black men and women who have become a large part of the reason I continue bring awareness to the lack of representation from our community. Since 1963 on a handful of black people have been attempted to reach the summit of Chomolungma (Mt Everest). In 2022 this team will make an attempt. Stay tuned for more about our team, our stories and our journey together. @fullcircleeverest @ospreypacks @protectourwinters @joytripproject @greeningyouth @communitysnowobs @wohelocamp @alzarschool

Our biannual newsletter is out! 📰 Click link in

Our biannual newsletter is out! 📰 Click link in bio to read it 👋🏻 Enjoy, and we hope everyone is having a great summer so far! 🍓☀️

What’s cool about summertime touring is that you

What’s cool about summertime touring is that you can measure snow depth in @mtnhub [for us CSO] AND also help out our sister project @living_snow_project ☄️ Get out there and hunt for that deep pink snow! ❄️💗❄️

#snowhydrology #citizenscience #snowalgae #snowscience

You might wonder why we care about getting citizen

You might wonder why we care about getting citizen scientist snow depth measurements. 🤔 These figures hopefully convince you why! By traveling into - and measuring snow - at higher elevations, on steeper slopes and in more complex terrain compared to where traditional static weather stations (such as SNOTEL) are located, backcountry enthusiasts like yourself fill in an important data gap. These figures made by @ninasauros show CSO snow depth measurements vs SNOTEL in Wyoming, 2019. 🥳

#citizenscience #snowscience #snowmodel #snowhydrology

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