I've finally had a chance to comb through our observations from the storm and the numbers are impressive. Here's a summary based on six hourly snow observations on two snowboards that we measured snow on every six hours (board 1 first, board 2 in parentheses)
Total Snowfall from 7 am 10 Dec – 7 am 12 Dec: 47 (45) inches.
Snowfall during first 24-hour period ending 7 am 11 Dec: 25 (24) inches
Largest accumulation during any 24-hour period: 30 (28) inches [7 pm 10 Dec - 7 pm 11 Dec]
Largest accumulation during any 6-hour period: 14 inches (13 inches) [1-7 pm 11 Dec]
[Correction 12/17/2013: Going through my notes for this event, I realized I made a mistake adding up the 24 hour snowfall. From 7PM 10 Dec - 7 PM 11 Dec the snowfall was 41 inches. Sweet!].
[Correction 12/17/2013: Going through my notes for this event, I realized I made a mistake adding up the 24 hour snowfall. From 7PM 10 Dec - 7 PM 11 Dec the snowfall was 41 inches. Sweet!].
Thus, we fell just short of the coveted 50 inch barrier, but we did get to 1.2 meters on one board which ain't to shabby. To paraphrase John "Hannibal" Smith of the A-Team, "I love it when a band comes together."
We are going out into the field again later this afternoon and will be working late into the evening. Much work to do between now and then.
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