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The Wasatch Range (/ ˈ w ɑː s æ tʃ / WAH-satch) or Wasatch Mountains is a mountain range in the western United States that runs about 160 miles (260 km) from the Utah-Idaho border south to central Utah. [1] It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region. [2]
In late December 2003, a large snowstorm dumped more than 18 inches (46 cm) of snow across the valley, with up to 40 inches (100 cm) in high bench areas and up to 100 inches (250 cm) in the Wasatch Range. From December 25–29, the official station saw 21.9 inches (56 cm).
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
After a series of atmospheric rivers and cold weather hit California, this year's snowpack was one of the biggest in ... The satellite images below show the Sierra Nevada mountain range on April 1 ...
For example, before Thursday's unofficial total of 2.4 inches of snow in Casper, Wyoming, which sits on the edge of the Rockies and the High Plains, that area had last experienced snow on April 15 ...
That decreases snowpack—the amount of snow that accumulates over the winter. Since the 1950s, the snowpack has been decreasing in Utah, as well as Wyoming and Colorado, which contribute snowmelt to the Green and Colorado rivers". [1] "Diminishing snowpack can shorten the season for skiing and other forms of winter tourism and recreation.
The multiyear drought that has gripped Oregon is at its lowest point since October 2019. As a whole, Oregon's snowpack is 104% of normal while precipitation is 105% of normal.
Alta is a ski area in the western United States, located in the town of Alta in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, in Salt Lake County.With a skiable area of 2,614 acres (10.58 km 2), Alta's base elevation is 8,530 ft (2,600 m) and rises to 11,068 ft (3,374 m) for a vertical gain of 2,538 ft (774 m).