2011 Snowpack vs. Record Breaking + Flood Watch
For those interested, late April storms pushed the Wasatch snowpack depth to record breaking. For weather watchers, 2011 snowpack will be interesting to track, but flooding is pretty much a sure bet.
Seasonal and monthly snowfall records were not broken at the official weather stations in the Wasatch, but the snow was well above average and peaked very late in the year and several daily snow depth and snowfall records were broken. So far, the maximum snowdepth at Alta Guard Station was an impressive 164 inches on April 29, the latest snow depth of 164 inches ever recorded in a season (the record depth at Alta Guard is 179 inches set on April 7 1958). Snowdepths at "mid-mountain" at the ski resorts have been measured at impressive 200+ inches this season. The highest I saw was 204 inches at Alta, but I didn't check it on a daily basis, so it could have been eclipsed.
Right now with warm weather, snow depth has currently fallen below record depths, but cool temperatures and storms could change that.
Below is a comparison of 2011 snow depth vs the record depth at Alta Guard Station. I could do one for Silver Lake Brighton, but it's hard to track on a daily basis since the database isn't updated daily. Unfortunately, the official weather station a Park City Summit is no longer operating.
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