Posts Tagged ‘Snowpack’
Low Snow Means North Cascades Highway Back Open Early
Every year, the North Cascades Highway closes for the winter months. The WSDOT aims for reopening the highway in early May, but this year, crews got it done a bit earlier, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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This Week’s Rain Only Slightly Helpful For NCW Summer Water Supply
Conservation and drought – two words you don’t to hear when forecasting the state water supply through September. Marcus Bellissimo reports this week’s rain meant good things for some areas of Central Washington at risk of drought this year. The lowland precipitation will help with soil moisture, but it won’t make up for the shortage…
Read MoreLake Chelan, Mid-Columbia Water Supply Forecast Below Average, But Not Concerning, Chelan PUD Says
March was cold but it wasn’t that wet, so it didn’t really add to our water reserves. One last check on water supplies show levels below average, but within normal parameters. Marcus Bellissimo explains.
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Annual Clearing Of North Cascades Highway Underway, On Target, WSDOT Says
The reopening of the North Cascades Highway after winter is an annual event. And so far, this years opening appears to be on target, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Snowpack, Flood Control Experts Hoping For Slow Mountain Melt-Off
We’re always happy to have a deep snowpack in the mountains. But as we enter the mountain runoff season, gradual temperature change is what’s hoped for. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Cascade Snowpack Returning to Normal After February, March Snowfall
It may be easy for some to gripe about the lingering winter weather this close to the Vernal Equinox. But snow on the valley floor certainly means snowfall in the Cascade Mountains, beefing up the snowpack essential to our region. Marcus Bellissimo has the latest.
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Cascade Snowpack Gets Big Boost From February Storms
Snow in the Valley equals snowpack in the mountains, which in turn brings water during the spring and summer months. A recent bout of heavy snowstorms this month has helped the states snowpack get out of the danger zone. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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National Parks, Including Washington’s, Heating at Alarming Rate, New Climate Study Says
A new study finds temperatures are rising twice as fast in national parks as they are in the rest of the country and could increase 16 degrees over the next century if climate change isn’t abated. Correspondent Eric Tegethoff talked with the study’s author.
Read MoreSummer Water Supply Forecast Remains About Average For North Central Washington
Summer heat is here, with temps reaching triple digits today. With this winter’s mountain snowpack all but melted, water experts are now predicting how much water will be available through the rest of the summer. It varies across the state, but for the Columbia River at least, it’s about average. Marcus Bellissimo has more.
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Snow Clearing Continues, But DOT Says Some Passes Not Opening Until June
WSDOT crews give it their best to get some of our mountain passes reopened as soon as possible each spring. But sometimes, Mother Nature has other ideas. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreOutdoor Report – Fat Biking, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
In this week’s KOHO Outdoor Report, Travis Hornby with the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance swings by the KOHO studios to talk about Fat Biking – what is it, how do you do it, where do you go? Hornby also talks about upcoming EMBA projects in 2018 – building some 11 miles of new trails.
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