Show Snow Count on La Sal Mountains Shows Water Wate Content Still Low LO A comparative report of snow and water content on n the La Sal mountain was made Friday March 22 22 by Ed Johnson For For- fuT ian U U. S S S. Forest r r t. t Service Ice and Lee Christensen Christensen of the Bureau of Land Management Manage Manage- ment moot v According to findings made the snow on the lower course on the mountain measured inches with 84 inches of water content A month ago the figures fi figures figures fi- fi gures were inches and 62 inches of water content and anda a year ago the snow was Inches with inches of water content The wettest year on record was 1952 with Inches Indies inches In In- i ches dies of snow mow recorded and inches of water contort content The driest year car was 1956 wi with only ally 18 Inches of snow and 58 inches of water vater content On Q the upper snow course coure b lq the La Saks as the th officials n measured Inches of snow SIlO and inches of water content con tent This comp compared red with Inches of snow a month ago and 97 f Inches cJ es of water COQ con tent A year ago Inches of snow was reported repotted with inches of water content The wettest year on record on th the upper snow mow course was 1958 with a total of 79 inches of snow v vand and Inches water content The driest year was 1961 with inches of snow V and 95 In Inches inches in in- ches dies water content Snow measurements will be betaken betaken betaken taken again In April |