Snowpack density (IMAGE)

Colorado State University

Snowpack density

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Wyatt Reis collects bulk snowpack density on an unburned northern slope near Cameron Pass in Colorado. The tree canopy in unburned areas prolongs snow by shielding it from sunlight.

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Photo courtesy of Wyatt Reis

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