snowpack

UC Merced gets $2M grant to track Sierra snowpack

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 1:07pm

MERCED, Calif. (AP) - The University of California, Merced, has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to track the Sierra snowpack.The Fresno Bee says a web of wireless sensors will be installed ...

Fewer hikers expected to finish Pacific Crest Trail this year

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 8:58am

With a long-lasting snowpack up high and an extra short window for success, this year has been especially tough for the intrepid few who planned to trek the entire 2,650-mile span of the Pacific...

Fewer hikers expected to finish Pacific Crest Trail this year

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 8:58am

With a long-lasting snowpack up high and an extra short window for success, this year has been especially tough for the intrepid few who planned to trek the entire 2,650-mile span of the Pacific...

After extended delay due to Sierra snowpack, the Truckee River is open for rafting

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 8:30pm

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - The dam gates have finally opened and a flood of rafters are sure to follow.The two Tahoe City-based companies - Mountain Air Sports/Truckee River Rafting and Truckee River ...

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