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Snowpack lags behind average

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Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 6:44 PM
Snow-covered trees near Hermosa on Tuesday morning. Despite a wet storm that moved through the area, snowpack remains below average in the region.

The mountain snowpack in Southwest Colorado remains below average after Tuesday’s storm.

The Colorado SNOTEL index of the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan River basins was at 78 percent of the median figure for Wednesday’s date.

The index is based on data from sites operated by the Natural Resources and Conservation Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Red Mountain Pass had the biggest snowpack in the region, at 101 percent of average snowpack for the date.

Some others:

Mancos, 71 percent

Molas Lake, 78 percent

Spud Mountain, 76 percent

Vallecito, 93 percent

Wolf Creek Summit, 53 percent

Tuesday’s storm dropped 6 to 8 inches in many parts of La Plata County, and a foot or more at some locations in the mountains.

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