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From: eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Snow in Oregon
Message-ID: <1438@ames.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Mar-86 23:22:52 EST
Article-I.D.: ames.1438
Posted: Sat Mar 15 23:22:52 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 17-Mar-86 04:10:22 EST
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Organization: NASA-Ames Research Center, Mtn. View, CA
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Location: Mt. Hood, Timberline
Date: 3/7 (sorry after the fact)
Air Temperature: 42 F
Wind Direction and Velocity: S 10 MPH
Cloud cover: Two layers complete, visibility from 100 yards to 30 miles (later)
Overall weather accessment: stormy
Snow depth: 11 feet in a trough (unfair).
Elevation of measure (base): 6900 feet
Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 new fallen and iced up quickly
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: HIGH
X-C Wax: Blue/purple
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort): 0-5 minutes
Ancillary Comments: The rate it iced up, it surprised me that Jan Steinman
and other don't complain.
 
Location: Crater Lake, OR
Date: 3/14
Air Temperature: 25 F
Wind Direction and Velocity: 0
Cloud cover: 0
Overall weather accessment: Clear
Snow depth: variable 0-12 feet
Elevation of measure (base): rim at around 7,000
Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 new fallen
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: HIGH
X-C Wax: Special Blue or mix of Blue and purple sticke
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort): NA
Ancillary Comments:  Nice day.

Location: Ashland OR
Date: 3/14
Air Temperature: 20 F and dropping
Wind Direction and Velocity: S gusts to 30 MPH
Cloud cover: overcast but visibility okay
Overall weather accessment: storm coming in.
Snow depth: 4-5 feet
Elevation of measure (base): 6900?
Physical Snow Characteristics: New fallen
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: HIGH
X-C Wax: Blue
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort): 0 for night skiing
Ancillary Comments: Only 2 X-C trails, but too windy for enjoyable
night skiing.
 
Location: Mt. Shasta, CA
Date: 3/15
Air Temperature: probably 20 F
Wind Direction and Velocity: S gusts to 30 MPH
Cloud cover: complete
Overall weather accessment: stormy, visibility to 100 yards
Snow depth: 10 feet
Elevation of measure (base): 6800 fy
Physical Snow Characteristics: 4-6 inches new fallen
Water content (if known):
Backcountry avalanche hazard: Very High
X-C Wax: Blue
Lift Lines wait (if a downhill resort):
Ancillary Comments:  This was a close one.  Got snowed in, dug out,
locked in (road gate) and had to walk into town to get a key.
 
From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers:
--eugene miya
  NASA Ames Research Center
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