[cdt-l] ice axes and crampons
James McCreight
jlmccreight at gmail.com
Mon Mar 12 21:35:27 CDT 2007
it was fine for me in the first week of june, 2003. you should check the
snow levels in different years. I think the san juans are about average (see
below) though I dont really know.
When I went nobo, I took an axe but not crampons and that worked fine. I
only felt like i needed the axe twice.
You can always just go to the telluride bluegrass festival for a few days if
it's bad. a lot can change in a few days during that time of year as well.
for what it's worth, here is a copy of the latest niwot ridge snow report.
(much lower snow pack than san juan)
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Niwot Ridge LTER Snow Report for February 28th, 2007
Greetings! The snowpack at Niwot Ridge (C1) for the end of February
remains above average. State wide, The Front Range snowpack is above
average, and the snowpack in the western half of the state is less
than average. Across the West, Washington and New Mexico remain the
only states with above average SWE.
Hand measurements made on February 28th, 2007 show 14.375 inches of
Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) for 139% of the 1982-2007 average hand
measurements, and a snow depth of 50.75 inches. This is the 4th
highest end of February SWE measurement in this record. SNOTEL is
reporting 13.4 inches of SWE for 137% of average.
The South Platte River Basin is at 111% of average SWE, and 111% of
average total accumulated precipitation. State wide the Arkansas River
Basin has the highest percent of average SWE; the San Miguel, Dolores,
Animas and San Juan River Basins have the lowest percent of average
SWE (115%, 76% respectively). The South Platte River Basin has the
highest percent of average total accumulated precipitation; the Yampa
and White River Basins also has the lowest percent of average total
accumulated precipitation (111%, 89%).
Across the West, the end of February looks very similar to the end of
January. Washington remains the only state with above average Percent
SWE and above average Percent Accumulated Precipitation (116% SWE,
113% Accum Precip). New Mexico is the only other state with above
average percent SWE (108%). Nevada and The California Great Basin
sites still have the lowest percent of average SWE (64%, 65%). Arizona
has the lowest percent of accumulated precipitation followed by the
California Great Basin sites (63%, 71%). The Snowpack Index (SI) is
greater than one in Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, the Arkansas
River Basin, and the Lower Colorado River Basin, and less than one
through out the rest of the Western US.
Until next month
Sno Tel Data Niwot Ridge, C-1
Snow Water Content (inches)
Values are for the end of given month
except as noted for May and June
Season Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
81/82 4.75 10.5 11.75 15.5 14.9 12 (17th)
82/83 3.63 4.75 12.75 17 11.75 (30th)
83/84 12.6 13.25 15 18.9 20.75
84/85 3.75 6.25 8.5 10.25 8.75
85/86 6.5 7.5 14 15.38 17.5
86/87 6.25 8.75 11.25 12.75 11.75
87/88 6.5 9.1 12.4 15.75 14.5
88/89 5.5 7.6 11 10.25 5.6
89/90 6.5 9.25 10.75 16.1 16.5
90/91 3 5 7.1 9.38 10
91/92 6.65 6.75 8.5 12.25 10.25
92/93 5.75 6.75 10.75 14 15.875
93/94 7.125 9.063 12.25 13.25 13.25 2.5 (18th)
94/95 2.625 3.925 7 10.125 16.75 17 (22nd) 12.375
(13th) 19.75(30th)
95/96 7.5 12 17.5 20.375 18.75 6.125 (15th)
96/97 8.75 12.625 15.125 14.625 20.375 18 (15th)
97/98 7.0625 10 10.125 12.875 17.25 12.875 (15th)
98/99 3.25 6.625 8.375 9.125 14.125 14.25 (15th)
99/2000 3.5 7.5 10.625 12.375 7.625
00/2001 4.375 5.375 7.125 10 9.125
01/2002 2.625 4.25 6.19 7.563 0
02/2003 4 5.25 8.5 16.75 14.375 11.44 (15th)
03/2004 2.75 4.813 7.75 7.875 10.125 3.69 (14th)
04/2005 4.875 7.7 9.5 11.625 12.875 12.25 (15th)
05/2006 5.625 8.375 9.5 13.25 6.75 0.875 (15th)
06/2007 9.25 11.5 14.375
Average 5.57 7.99 10.37 12.92 12.99
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On 3/12/07, rudy matt <ledatic at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> i've read all i can read, i've poured over the recently arrived CDT
> handbook(thanks, Yogi, great resource!), and i am looking for final thoughts
> and opinions about the need for axe and crampons in southern CO....am
> expecting to arrive in CO sometime in 2nd week of June....
>
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