This is really interesting to read. It’s helpful to see your discussions to learn what goes into forecasting as I try to build up my own skills, particularly for venturing into areas outside of forecast zones, or even areas with fewer observations than are submitted in the Wasatch. Thank you so much for sharing and for all your hard work!

Thanks so much for posting this! Very helpful to see your all's thinking. One question - in the three-day webinar series last month, there was talk about recording pictures of early season snowpack as a resource for understanding where a PWL may lie late into the season. I think Mark Staples' talk touched on this in part, and the Caltopo lady showed how to use their new satellite layer as a resource, too. Is that still relevant now or is that information less relevant, e.g. because the snowpack is more complex?