Dribbles For 2 Weeks

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Dougie

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If you can believe it, the long-term forecasts show that the flatline of snow water equivalent will continue through mid-Feb. After such a great start to the winter, it looks like we will go below 100% of average snowpack by end of next week, and stay dry beyond that. A dribble here, a dribble there, dust on crust. Mother Nature will do as she pleases.
 
Hiked near the confluence yesterday. The Colorado had increased it's flow a bit. But a 1/4 mile upstream from the confluence you can walk across the Gunnison without getting your feet wet.

The Redlands Canal is running full all year, so a portion of the Gunnison flows downstream after generating power.
 
Dougie said:
If you can believe it, the long-term forecasts show that the flatline of snow water equivalent will continue through mid-Feb. After such a great start to the winter, it looks like we will go below 100% of average snowpack by end of next week, and stay dry beyond that. A dribble here, a dribble there, dust on crust. Mother Nature will do as she pleases.
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It is the same pattern we have seen multiple times the past 8+ years. Big ridge of high pressure parks off the west coast, and all the weather goes up north and then plummets back down into the midwest and east coast. Whenever the eastern US is getting cold and snowy weather, it is usually bone dry out west! They call it the "ridiculously resilient ridge." Whatever you call it, it is super annoying!!!!
 
Yes, what a sneaky "wrong-way" storm hitting the San Juan drainage and doing basically nothing from I-70 north. Great news! Let's watch the releases from the dam starting tomorrow should go down about 20% from 11.5K CFS per day.
 
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