Thursday, March 13, 2025

Shasta Snow Report

 Via Samuel Clairmont:

Despite receiving two feet of snow in the last 30 hours, no significant signs of avalanche activity were observed today. However, the ingredients were there: wind loaded slopes, rapidly added new snow, weak grains under the new snow.



Clearing sky over the mountain



5 comments:

  1. Will this snow melt make it reservoirs that feed LA?

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  2. I would expect Shasta Dam and others to spill water this Spring. Best is if we have a late, cool Spring so we can spin the hydro turbines and not waste water. Next summer will be a good season for the river gold miners too due to the high flow rates.
    Will that water make it down to LA? Not much as there is only a weak link between the southern Central Valley over the Grapevine to the LA basin but I might be wrong.

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  3. Are the Sierra Nevada's getting similar snow falls?

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    1. https://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=swccond.pdf

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  4. I would love to get the job where you get to fire the recoilless rifle at the mountain to initiate the avalanche (presuming this is still done).

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