{"id":2118,"date":"2016-02-18T11:56:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T17:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2017-09-11T16:57:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T22:57:26","slug":"bitterroot-basin-snowpack-info-for-feb-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/bitterroot-basin-snowpack-info-for-feb-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitterroot Basin Snowpack info for Feb 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter snow in the mountains translates into spring, summer and fall waterflows in our rivers. So, we keep watch on the snow levels. We actually had a good snow accumulation in Dec 2015 and Jan 2016. It is still precipitating in February, but the temperatures are above average. Good news, still a good snow pack. Today I am posting some info on our current snowpack in Montana and a few photos from the mountains and Bitterroot River.<\/p>\n<p>Click on any image to enlarge it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2123\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160214-3R9B0919-Darby_Bridge5x7.5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2123\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2123 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160214-3R9B0919-Darby_Bridge5x7.5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Old Darby Bridge in Feb 2016, upper Bitterroot River\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160214-3R9B0919-Darby_Bridge5x7.5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160214-3R9B0919-Darby_Bridge5x7.5-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160214-3R9B0919-Darby_Bridge5x7.5-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Darby Bridge in Feb 2016, upper Bitterroot River<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2122\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160202-3R9B0179-Totem-Peaks-5x7reduced.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2122\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2122 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160202-3R9B0179-Totem-Peaks-5x7reduced-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"Totem Peaks to the south of Bear Creek Canyon in Bitterroot Mountain Range, MT IMG_0179\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160202-3R9B0179-Totem-Peaks-5x7reduced-1024x732.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160202-3R9B0179-Totem-Peaks-5x7reduced-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160202-3R9B0179-Totem-Peaks-5x7reduced-1080x772.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Totem Peaks to the south of Bear Creek Canyon in Bitterroot Mountain Range, MT IMG_0179<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>Below are Snowtel data maps for Montana in Feb. You can see that our snowpack has increased in the last two weeks. Great news.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_2120\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.18.2016.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2120\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2120 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.18.2016.jpg\" alt=\"MT-SNOTEL-2.18.2016\" width=\"989\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.18.2016.jpg 989w, http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.18.2016-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feb 18, 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2119\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.2.2016.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2119\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2119 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.2.2016.jpg\" alt=\"MT-SNOTEL-2.2.2016\" width=\"1000\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.2.2016.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.wapiti-waters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MT-SNOTEL-2.2.2016-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feb 02, 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter snow in the mountains translates into spring, summer and fall waterflows in our rivers. So, we keep watch on the snow levels. We actually had a good snow accumulation in Dec 2015 and Jan 2016. It is still precipitating in February, but the temperatures are above average. Good news, still a good snow pack. 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