Being the snow lover that I am, I always find it fun to look at the summit snow stake on Mt. Mansfield to see where the snow depth sits during the winter. Mt. Mansfield, located in Underhill, VT, is Vermont's tallest mountain with a summit elevation of 4,393 feet. Here's a fall image of the mountain:
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| Mt. Mansfield in the Fall (Wikipedia) |
The snow stake, which actually sits below the summit at an elevation near 3,900 feet, has collected snow depth records for the mountain since the winter of 1955. Data are obtained by the National Weather Service using electronic monitoring devices. Some interesting historical data can be seen at the site:
https://waw.w3.uvm.edu//skivt-l/?Page=mansel.php
Today, April 29, we sit at a snow depth of 69 inches, and the average for April 29 is 51 inches, so we're well above average for this time of year.
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| Mt. Mansfield snow stake data for 4/29, 2020 (SkiVt-L) |
You can clearly see the uptick in snow depth after the snowfall this past weekend. With cool temperatures forecasted into early May, we'll look to retain a fairly large snowpack on the mountain that could last into June!
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