Show i Jf I II I l e eb b S r tares MARKER P i I 10 I 7 I R J 1 iI 1 i I i 1 S 1 h nr J 1 y V i Ii H SNOW COURSE MARKER is pointed out by Larry Searle Each course has two markers one at each end of the measured area Snow measurements measurement's are made with a snow tube like the one Mr Searle has in his hand The snow is weighed to determine the exact moisture content This marker is in the Hickerson Park snow course 0 s. s t J 4 y s u r.- r. It t tI 1 t l I q l I r I s k L r t f ff P b Y f 7 t r j j. j Se iI pAy f 3 t r i. i j. j 0 fi H a b. b rl A f 1 r BURNT CREEK rain gage station measurement is being checked by Larry Searle of the Vernal Soil Conservation Service i V R tk e r r A Z Zw w r. r 9 va A 5 w. w rn s 1 M 6 q L SPIRIT LAKE Snow Course In 1971 Loran Hunt left and Richard Webster snow shoe In to make measurements The snow course marker at right is on a seven foot pole Snow Course Protection Asked By Hydrologists With the of winter snow is again beginning to accumulate in the Uinta Mountains With this snow comes winter sports such as snowmobiling skiing skiing ski ski- ing big and other winter activities Winter also brings additional work for employees employ employ- ees of the Soil Conservation Service who must travel into the mountains to make snow depth and water content measure measure- ments MEASUREMENTS WILL begin in December December De cember and will be made each month until the snow is gone in the spring Preparations to make these surveys in Uintah and Daggett Counties have been completed by personnel of the Soil Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- Service and the Forest Service personnel in Vernal and Manila SNOW COURSES in Uintah County are located on Mosby Mountain near Loggers Loggers Log Log- gers gelS Cabin at Julius Park at Paradise Park at head of Brush Creek in Kane Hollow and at Grizzley Ridge Snow courses in Daggett are located at Burnt Creek in Hickerson Park and at Spirit Lake SIGNS ON both ends of the snow course show the exact location of these snow courses The snow between these signs give valuable information to the hydrologist to help forecast spring runoff and expected reservoir storage Snowmobiling skiing or snowshoeing on these areas destroys valuable tion Cooperation is being sought to keep these snow courses undisturbed by the With years ears of experience in this kind of work the offers the following tips to those snowmobiling in the mountains moun mono during the winter 1 Never go into the mountains alone 2 Take tools and spare parts 3 Take extra food fuel and matches 4 Take along skis or snowshoes You wont won't get far without them if your rout snow snow- I mobile breaks down in deep snow 5 Let someone know where you arc are going and when you expect to return G. G Use common sense be careful and have fun |