Show Snow News Is Good News By Clyde T. Lowe lt Is indeed a beautiful white world this year when one gets Into the high mountains of Garfield and Iron The white dark green trees and blue sky blend together In a picture not to be seen anywhere In the The sparkling wandering lazily or dashing mad ly between overhanging snow SNOW MEASUREMENTS Webster Flat Duck Creek Panguitch Lake Cedar Breaks Harris Flat Long Valley Junction Canyon The measurements were made March 26 and on Duck Panguitch Cedar and Harris Flat by Grant Williams of the Forest Service and Clyde Low and Gregory Pearson of the Soli Con They traveled by snow Webster Flat Duck Creek Panguitch Lake Cedar Breaks Harris Flat The soil is very moist and no on all of the courses except Panguitch Lake where lt Is quite This factor may affect the mount of water which runs off the Panguitch Lake as a part of the water will go into the The type of spring we have will determine how the snow pack comes off the A warm wet spring will bring the water down In a while a and drifts are beautiful Fences and roads ale all covered The capped with to ti feet of snow and the snow OH the and roof make a continuous unbroken The Park Service and the Union Pacific buildings at Cedar Breaks are practically covered Some oi them are completely M MM II aa Snow Depth Water Content Reed and Allen Pollock of the Forest Service took the measurements at the Escalante They went In on Snow depth and water content is the highest It baa been for many for the same areas the same time last year were Snow Depth Water Content No Snow None No Snow None cold dry one would retard Ue melt and lt come more At any rate It that there will be sufficient water for all concerned this and all reservoirs In this area should pretty well The snow pack Is over of normal for this area on all of the courses The snow pack on the Escalante course is slier of the |