This winter we just recently got any snow so it is hard to say when we will or have reached peak snow. What I call 'peak snow' is when Pyramid Mountain achieves the greatest snowpack. Usually this happens sometime in late April. Last year it was April 16th (click here for post) and that was earlier than usual. Peak snow is actually later than when we lose snow at the bottom of the mountain - for a while we gain enough snow up high on the mountain to off set what we lose down low. Up high Pyramid got a lot of snow in the last couple of weeks. We actually got most of our snowpack since early March. So I do not quite think we are at peak snow - yet.
That said, in the last few days we have lost a lot of snow low down on the mountain. On Sunday it was easy to ski to the road. Then in just 3 days we lost almost all of it - I fear that yesterday is the last time this year that I ski to the road. But, this year, we barely skied to the road until mid March anyway.
In any case, in town it is supposed to rain through the weekend. If we gain snow - or even moisture content - above 1200 feet then I feel we will still are gaining snow. But if it rains to the top then I fear we will have reached max snowpack.
Patrick
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| Ryan and Bode |
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| The chase pack |
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| Snow to the road just a few days ago |
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