Show Snow Measurements Show Local Area Driest Since 1934 Snow measurements on the theLa theLa theLa La Sal mountains are only about 25 per cent of normal as far faras faras faras as water content is concerned This announcement came Tu Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day from the U. U S. S Forest Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Moab office following a measurement of the two snow courses on the La by Robert Robert Robert Ro Ro- bert 1 M. M Thompson of the U U. S. S Forest Service and Dee Chris- Chris of the Soil SoU Conservation Service The lower snow course located ed at Brumley Ridge shoWed measurements of Inches o of contained 27 inches of or water This compares with the time long-time average for March Much 1 measurements on this course of 27 Inches of snow with a water water wa ter content 92 inches The average snow depth on the upper course was 6 23 6 inch inch- inches es with 49 Inches of ot water content This compares with the time long average of 40 Inches of snow with Inches of water wa ter during the same time of the year on this course According to records in hi the theoffice theoffice theoffice office In m Moab there is only one other year of record with snow measurements less than thIS year In 1934 no snow was found on the course at all |