A presentation by:

Jeff Derry, Executive Director at Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies

Jeff will discuss the journey a snowflake takes once it falls in the Colorado Mountains, including the timing and distribution of snow accumulation, how we measure the snowpack, and how a streamflow forecast is made. Factors that influence snow accumulation/ablation, such as dust-on-snow and climate trends will also be discussed. Jeff will give an overview of the state-of-the-science research that Center for Snow & Avalanche Studies conducts and hosts in their Senator Beck Study Basin in attempts to improve understanding of our mountains, snowpack, and implications of the changes we are observing.

This program is part of Roaring Fork Conservancy's Brooksher Watershed Institute whose presentations address our most precious resource, water. We discuss the most current water-related issues at the local, state and regional level, and provide opportunities for one-on-one dialogue with these water leaders.

This is an in-person, free program offered in partnership with Basalt Regional Library. This presentation will not be live streamed or recorded.

Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events.