Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol 2021-22 Storm Summary - Sesame Snow Study Site 9,000' (2,743m)
Date Base Depth  HN24(") SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes
10/08/21 1.0 1.0 0.20 M 20           48 32 SWE  Met #'s in column. Pluvio .20
10/9/2021 7.0 7.0 0.74   11 8.0 0.74 8.0 0.94   32 29 SWE Met #'s in column. Pluvio .64
                           
10/12/2021 6.0 5.0 0.39   8 5.0 0.39 13.0 1.33   29 14 SWE Met #'s in column. Pluvio .30
                           
10/18/2021 5.0 4.5 0.51   11 4.5 0.51 17.5 1.84   43 19 SWE Met #'s in column. Pluvio .41
                           
10/24/2021 0.0 0.0 0.03 Y           1.87 37 33 SWE Met #'s in column. Pluvio .02
10/25/2021 1.0 1.0 7.24 Y           9.11 39 33 SWE Met #'s in column. Pluvio 6.06.  Started to snow around 5am at main lodge.  Some slush around garage elevation
10/26/2021 16.0 13.5 2.25   17 14.5 2.25 32.0 4.09 13.20 33 19 Pluvio 1.76"  All snow during day on 10/25  Clearing around 3pm
Oct Total   32.0 4.09                    
11/9/2021 11.5 6.5 0.80 M 12           42 25 .07 rain from difference in manual SWE from Met.  
11/10/2021 12.0 1.5 0.45 M 30 8.0 1.25 40.0 5.34   38 28 .37" of rain from difference in manual SWE from Met 
Nov Total   8.0 1.25                    
12/7/2021 4.5 T 0.02               49 30 Trace of snow at Sesame up to .5 at Summit
12/8/2021 4.5 T 0.01     T 0.03 40.0 5.37   40 30 Met One recorded .01 H2o
                           
12/9/2021 9.0 3.5 0.56   16           37 24 6am numbers precip from Met   Snowing 1"/hr  Strong SW winds at summit G90's
12/10/2021 14.0 7.5 0.64   9 11.0 1.20 51.0 6.57   24 8 Lt winds low density snow.  Good skiing 
                           
Date Base Depth  HN24(") SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes
12/13/2021 17.0 5.0 0.77   14           33 22  
12/14/2021 44.0 28.0 5.10   18           25 21 Large avalanches on Lincoln and Upper Mtn.  Up to 8' crowns running in old snow
12/15/2021 51.5 10.5 1.10   13 43.5 6.97 94.5 13.54   23 7  
                           
12/16/2021 56.0 9.5 1.20   13           23 8  
12/17/2021 54.5 5.0 0.90   18 14.5 2.10 109.0 15.64   12 10
                           
1222/2021 47.0 T 0.03               40 25 Snain at Canyon lodge this morning
12/23/2021 64.0 18.0 2.70                   Strong winds brought down tree tops, poor visibility, dense snow, diffcult travel 
12/242021 77.0 12.0 3.40                    
12/25/2021 81.0 10.0 1.60     40.0 7.73 149.0 23.37   25 18  
                           
12/26/2021 96.0 18.0 2.00               19 11 large crowns visible in Noids/Scotty Monument. To the ground with toe close to ch 11
12/27/2021 101.0 11.0 0.36               11 8 intense wind loading. 
12/28/2021 107.0 13.0 1.00     42.0 3.36 191.0 26.73   16 11  
                           
Date Base Depth  HN24(") SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes
12/.29/2021 102.5 1.0 0.05               19 13 Snow started @ 5am. Light to Moderate winds
12/30/2021 107.0 11.0 0.85     12.0 0.90 203.0 27.63   20 14 Great skiing firm bed surface 
DEC Total   152.0                      
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
Date Base Depth  HN24(") SWE Rain % Density StormSnow " Storm SWE " Season Snow Season SWE Season Precip Base Hi Temp Base Lo Temp Notes
Units for Base Depth, New Snow, Storm Total, and Season Snowfall are in inches. 
SWE≡Snow Water Equivalent, the amount of water produced from melting a known volume of snow.  Measured in inches of H2O.
Season Precip includes SWE and rain since October 1st.
Units for 24 Hour Base Hi Temp and Base Lo Temp are degrees Fahrenheit.
Line breaks indicate clearing between storms, despite occasional consecutive days.
All data subject to revision.
Season Precip is from Met One sensor unless otherwise noted