Snowpack Prediction Contest: Wasatch Mountains
Can your classroom accurately predict how much snow we will have in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah this year? Send SnowSchool your prediction and you could win a prize for your entire classroom! The closest class wins the prize!! Winners will be announced in the spring.
Specifically, SnowSchool wants to know your prediction for the greatest snow depth measurement and the greatest snow/water equivalent measurement at your local SNOTEL station during the course of the entire winter. One prediction (snow and water) per group please (this should be two numbers both in inches). Example: Prediction for Ms. Smith’s Class (Group A)- 50 inch snow depth, 14.1 inch snow/water equivalent. Enter your prediction below.
Once you make your prediction your class/group name will be added to this page below and you will be able to track and compare your prediction to the live snowpack graph as it grows (or melts) each week of the winter!
The above graph is updated every hour from the SNOTEL station in Little Cottonwood Canyon UT. Click here to view a full page image of the graph.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER A PREDICTION!
Contest predictions will appear below.
To view the webpage for the Mill-D North SNOTEL station click the picture of the station below:
View the interactive map of SNOTEL stations in the mountains of Utah:
Want to learn more about SNOTEL and the connection between mountain snow and water?
HISTORICAL SNOWPACK DATA: Its important to keep track of snow, how much of it there is in the mountains because mountain snow is our source of water in Utah. If we have less snow than normal, we could have less water available for people to use. In making your prediction you will want to look at what happened in previous years (see graphs below), how much snow and snow/water equivalent we have on the ground right now (above graph), any data you collected during your SnowSchool field trip, and historical/forecasted weather. To help with your predictions we’ve compiled 30 years of snowpack data below-
All data collected from the Mill-D North SNOTEL Station in Little Cottonwood Canyon UT.
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