Rocky Mountains' snowpack levels still 20% below normal: Alberta Environment
Working in pairs with a chartered helicopter pilot, Alberta researchers travel deep into the backcountry, measuring the snow for depth and density.
Source: globalnews.ca
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Working in pairs with a chartered helicopter pilot, Alberta researchers travel deep into the backcountry, measuring the snow for depth and density.
To track the amount of snow that falls in Alberta's mountain parks, the province monitors real-time electronic data along with physically measuring the depth and weight to calculate its water equivalence.