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dmatt / a wet weekend ahead
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dmatt #9647 12/20/10 08:39 AM
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Monday, Dec 20, 2010: The precipitation just continues to roll in!

Checking the snow depth stations at CA DWR, Cottonwood Lakes has gone from one foot to six feet in the last three days.

Crabtree Meadows on the west side of Mt. Whitney doesn't have a snow depth reading, but the snow water content between Cottonwood Lakes (CWD) and Crabtree Meadows (CBT) is almost the same. Water content for both has gone from 3" to 12" in the past three days.

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Steve C #9648 12/20/10 09:09 AM
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Have seen references to "might be the snowiest December since 1969" or similiar, in multiple places. What happened in 1969? Weren't records kept prior to 1969? I skied Mammoth in the early 70's, and it was a going concern then, although nothing like it is now.

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KevinR #9649 12/20/10 10:57 AM
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Kevin, the one thing I recall of '69 is a huge flood in the early spring. Apparently one of those warm rains came and caused a huge amount of snow to melt. The reason I remember is because I took advantage of the flood and took a 2-man Folbot kayak down the Tuolumne river from La Grange to Waterford during full flood stage. Awesome ride -- 18 miles took an hour or so. It normally took 5.

I don't know about the snowpack otherwise that year. Maybe Dennis can weigh in.

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Steve C #9650 12/20/10 11:04 AM
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News release just in from Seki:

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks News Release

For Immediate Release: December 20, 2010 - 11:15 a.m.
Contact: Dana M. Dierkes, (559) 565-3131

Road Safety Updates for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Three Rivers, CA - Currently, due to road closures from flooding, mudslides, and rockslides, there is very limited access to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. The main road into Sequoia National Park, the Generals Highway, is closed beyond the Foothills Visitor Center. The visitor center remains open, and no entrance fees are being charged due to limited access. According to Caltrans, the main road into Kings Canyon National Park - Hwy. 180 - is closed at State Route 245 due to a rockslide. More rain and snow is expected in the next several days. Meanwhile, the National Park Service staff is making every effort to clear the roads in a timely manner and, as weather permits, provide safe access to the parks.

For the latest road conditions updates at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, please call our 24-hour recorded weather line at 559-565-3341 (once on the main phone tree, dial 1 then 4 for road conditions) or visit our park website at http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/newsreleases.htm. For updates on roads outside the park, please visit the Caltrans website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/.

-NPS-



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Steve C #9657 12/21/10 08:08 AM
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1969 is when Mammoth first began recording snow levels (officially at least).

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dmatt #9666 12/21/10 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: dmatt
1969 is when Mammoth first began recording snow levels (officially at least).

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KevinR #9669 12/21/10 06:21 PM
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Almost worth the enforced ad, etc. Watch the pedestrians & especially the large diesel pickup truck in the last few seconds. If anybody knows how to extract the action without the ads, speak up.


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dmatt #9673 12/22/10 12:16 PM
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It looks like half the cars that hit something could have avoided it if they had stopped breaking!


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