Sentences with phrase «average snow depth»

During the 1960s, the average snow depth for winter (December to February) was six inches, according the statistics compiled by the National Weather Service at the Burlington International Airport, but has been closer to four inches during the last decade, the lower limit for snowmobiling.

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There is an added risk for ringed seal snow caves with little snow cover — they can collapse if there is a warm spell (made worse by rain), although this can occur when snow depth is average or even above average (Stirling and Smith 2004:61).

The remaining snow pack in the area continues to average a depth of 50 centimetres with an average water content of 150 millimetres.