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Fairly significant dust layer in the Front Range s

Fairly significant dust layer in the Front Range snowpack.
11,000’
#anotherdayattheoffice

Snow following fire. Seeing more subcanopy drift t

Snow following fire. Seeing more subcanopy drift this year and faster melt. The sun “sees” this dark substrate though the shallow snowpack sooner and melts at alarming rates. Color fotos look like B/W.

Earth Day. No excuse for boredom. #arcticsky

Earth Day. No excuse for boredom.
#arcticsky

Ice on snow. Snow on ice. Bergs berthed in pack ic

Ice on snow. Snow on ice. Bergs berthed in pack ice until they’re birthed by breakup. 2800 mi northeast of Fort Collins, 38,000’ agl.
#seat32F

Boise State snow researcher Megan Mason working on

Boise State snow researcher Megan Mason working on SnowEx 2021. Dressed for the occasion in a snowmetrics face shield.

Old photo, but just spent the last few days diggin

Old photo, but just spent the last few days digging and eating this structural junk. At least it tastes good. Facet farm.

Looking for order in a seemingly chaotic world. Do

Looking for order in a seemingly chaotic world. Downed trees in snow show wind patterns and directions during East Troublesome Fire. Aftermath. What an amazingly f****d up year this has been.

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Nice office. ❄️❄️

Nice office. ❄️❄️

Rare Tasmanian tree frog snow crystal found in Roc

Rare Tasmanian tree frog snow crystal found in Rockies. The polar jet recently dipped so far south that random species including wallabies, Tasmanian devils, and even leapin’ lagomorphs have made the hemispheric jump. More proof that climate change isn’t just a hoax.

Another Christmas crystal. The black dots look lik

Another Christmas crystal. The black dots look like rime droplets, but they are actually very small surface hoar nodules that are sublimating under late-morning conditions.

Snowfall in Wilson on 12/27

Snowfall in Wilson on 12/27

2020 has been a year of variability and extremes.

2020 has been a year of variability and extremes. Fire, drought, floods and hurricanes have pounded the planet.
This year we have seen new records in sustained, summer daily high temperatures, millions of acres burned by wildfire, and persistent drought.
Our winters are changing too. Shorter snow season durations, increased rain-on-snow events, and earlier onset of snowmelt are all undeniable signals of climate change.
There are clear choices between candidates regarding sound climate action in local, state and national elections. If a candidate is unclear about their climate program, they are clearly not a climate action candidate. Please consider this critical issue in your voting choices.

Snowmetrics stands with Black communities with out

Snowmetrics stands with Black communities with outrage and sadness.
Black Lives Matter.
We are a small family owned business, and we acknowledge that our success in this industry is tied to the enslavement of Black people, and the genocide of Native people in this country. Below are some of the things we are learning and doing in response to the crisis of police brutality and racism in this country. We want to express our gratitude to creative educators on social media platforms who are creating and circulating resources to help us be better and do better.
What is snowmetrics doing?
To take a first step towards reparations for Black americans, 5% of annual profits will go to fund Black Lives Matter, bail funds, and educational resources for Black students.
While we already advocate for and support educational programs through donating materials to classrooms, going forward, we will prioritize programs that are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) led and/or with clear goals aimed at increasing access and support for BIPOC in the snowy outdoors.
We have learned from the work of BIPOC that snow education does not only include snow, it must also include anti-racism. Going forward, our instagram will amplify the teachings of BIPOC educators and we will do our part to boost anti-racist educators in their holistic approach to science education.
If you are an outdoor industry company following us, get on board! We call to action and join other outdoor industry companies to do better, listen, challenge marketing and business decisions in order to advocate for more opportunities for individuals that may not have the means to play in the snow or take an avalanche course.
We’re calling on other outdoor industry companies to imagine with us and with the countless who have come before us: what does a just and anti-racist outdoors look like?

Must be time to study the liquid state.

Must be time to study the liquid state.

Great team. Good equipment. Clear plan. Miss this

Great team. Good equipment. Clear plan. Miss this stuff. Don’t miss flat light.
#snowscience
#caribiiclan
#arcticfieldwork

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This is why we measure daily snowfall on snow boar

This is why we measure daily snowfall on snow boards and snow pillows, and winter precipitation in snow pits and surveys.
#nrcs
#nrcsrocks
#snotel
#snotelbestdatataxmoneycanbuy

Do your own pit and compare notes with your ski pa

Do your own pit and compare notes with your ski partner. Same amount of time, twice the beta. Here Luke @downhillinbasta and Mable are gettin’ after it.
#snowscience
#knowyoursnow

Mega pit days are the most fun. #cmcavalanchescie

Mega pit days are the most fun.
#cmcavalanchescience
#coloradomountaincollege
#snowscience

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Snow Science for Kids

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Permafrost melting in Alaska poses huge environmental threat

Colleague Chris Heimstra reports! Chris does lots of interesting and important work in the cryosphere... Read more →