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Show Thursby Announces Measurements For Gooseberry And Huntington On February 27, a survey was! made of the snow covering on the watersheds east of Fairview. Utah, according to Wells Thursby, Thurs-by, forest ranger with offices at Mt. Pleasant. These snow courses are usually usu-ally measured each year on the last of March, so comparison as lo snow supply can only be made with the last of March Jigures, Mr. Thursby explained. The Gooseberry Reservoir snow '.ourse lies directly west of the Beaver Dam. This course hac1 a snow covering of 52.3 inches with a water content of 20.6 inches. The average water con-lent con-lent of the snow on this course or. the last day of March for the past 22 years is 18.7 inches. The Huntington - Horseshoe snow course is located on the top above the head of Uppe: Gooseberry. This course had snow covering of 50.1 inches with a water content of 18. inches. The average water con tent of the snow on this cours for the past 20 years on the las? of March is 24.1 inches. The regular measurements c these courses will be made agar this year on the last of March Mr. Thursby said. |