Bow Summit Study Plot

The first image is the Bow Summit study plot snow profile for January 18, 2023. The second image is a table showing the past 10 years of total snowpack height (HS) at Bow Summit for mid-January. 1. Notice how this is the most shallow year in a decade. 2. Years 2019 - 2022 stand out as good years - the past four winters were good ones. 3. The ten-year average for mid-Jan is 100 cm, we are currently 77% of the average. 4. Shallow snow = weak snow as temperature gradient creates facetting (weakening).