Stevens Pass Ski Area – 48 inches of snow in one day

4 Responses to Stevens Pass Ski Area – 48 inches of snow in one day

1. AndrewS says:

   December 9, 2012 at 2:51 pm

   Base elevation at 4061 feet, peak El. about 1800′ higher, FYI
   wow just 3″ shy of 6′,[69"] in 48hrs!
   just above my eyebrows :[)
2. Sonny E says:

   December 9, 2012 at 2:56 pm

   I recognized the post was about Stevens Pass despite the misspelling, because it’s nearby, the closest Cascade pass for those of us living just north of Seattle.

   http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/maps/sitepages/21b01s.html then click on Comparison Plot. As of Dec. 9, snow water equivalent looks about 50% ahead of usual, but within the historical recorded range shown on the SWE plot.

   Most of the snow accumulation at Stevens happens in December and January. To get to ice-age-like glacier build up in the area, somehow February and later would have to get more precipitation or the melt season would have to get shorter.
   • Robert says:

     December 9, 2012 at 4:08 pm

     Oops. The spelling has now been corrected.
   • C. Peter Davis says:

     December 10, 2012 at 12:01 pm

     Park Rangers have gone on record as saying that MANY glaciers ARE growing and have been for the past few years. So obviously there is more snow later and the warm seasons ARE getting shorter.