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Saturation Watch (4/1 Snowpack Update)
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Saturation Watch (4/1 Snowpack Update)

Unprecedented precipitation? Probably not, but a whopper of a winter, nonetheless

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Mar 31, 2023
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What a difference a couple of years makes, no? This is the Animas Valley/Durango and surroundings two years ago and today. Notice how at the end of March 2021 nearly all the snow was gone from the north face of Smelter Mountain, a sign that it’s almost time to plant crops outside — which in times of yore often came around Mother’s Day. I’m guessing ther…

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