Atmos 1000 Exam 2023 with Complete Solutions

Salt Lake Tribune Home Magazine - ANSWER-In December 1960, the phrase "Greatest Snow on Earth was first used as the headline for an article in 14-18% - ANSWER-the water content of man made snow is snow water equivalent - ANSWER-the depth of water you would have after theoretically melting snow is known as all of the above: blower plow, cold smoke, Champaign powder - ANSWER-common names for low water content snow include transitional - ANSWER-Utah has s snow climate known as continental - ANSWER-Colorado has a snow climate known as maritime - ANSWER-the cascade mountains of Washington have snow climate known as 8.4% - ANSWER-the average water content of new snow at Alta is 12% - ANSWER-the average water content of new snow at the central sierra snow lab near Truckee, CA is all of the above: teton pass, steamboat springs red mountian pass - ANSWER-mountain observing sites that observe snow with an average water content lower than Alta include Ed Lachapelle - ANSWER-Who said "the nest deep-powder skiing is not found in the lightest snow, but rather in snow with enough body to provide flotation for the running ski"? 12 inches - ANSWER-According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much snow is needed for real bottomless powder skiing lighter snow sits on top of heavier snow - ANSWER-a right side up snowfall means 18 - ANSWER-Alta averages how many days per season (November to April) with at least 10 inches of snow the temperature decreases during the storm - ANSWER-many storms at Alta are right side up because cottonwoods canyons (alta, snowbird, solitude, brighton) - ANSWER-Utah's powder reputation is built primarily on the snow climate found in what area? S. D. Green - ANSWER-Who predicted in 1935 that skiers would eventually find that the heads of the cottonwood canyons offer the best skiing in the Wasatch mountains 100 inches - ANSWER-at the entrance to little cottonwood canyon, the average annual snowfall is about 100 inches - ANSWER-how much does the average annual snowfall increase per 1,000 feet of elevation gain in little Cottonwood canyon? 400 inches - ANSWER-What is the average annual snowfall at the base of solitude (8,000 feet)? 20-30% lower - ANSWER-How much lower is the snowfall on the park city ridgeline on the north side of big cottonwood compared to the comparable elevations in the little cottonwoods canyon? 200 inches - ANSWER-what is the average snowfall at the base of park city mountain resort? 200 inches - ANSWER-what is the average annual snowfall at the base of Sundance? 250 inches - ANSWER-what is the average annual snowfall at the base of snow basin Ogden Valley - ANSWER-what low elevation area has a deeper more reliable snowpack than found at comparable elevations in the central Wasatch? Ben Lomond Peak - ANSWER-where is the Wasatch range is the average annual snowfall at 8,000 feet likely greater than 9,700 feet at Alta? Extrapolation from low elevation sites - ANSWER-how is snowfall estimated at upper elevations in the Wasatch range where observations are not taken? 349 inches - ANSWER-From 1991 to 2011, what was the lowest average seasonal snowfall measured by the Utah department of transportation near Alta? 745 inches - ANSWER-from 1991 to 2011, what was the highest average seasonal snowfall measure by the Utah Department of transportation near Alta? all of the above: Colorado Vermont New York - ANSWER-A bad year at Alta is better than a good year in Orographic precipitaction - ANSWER-rain or snow that falls when the moisture-laden air is forced over a mountain is known as Spillover - ANSWER-precipitation that is carried across a mountain range and falls out on the downstream (leeward) side is known as blocking front - ANSWER-a ________ causes air to rise a produce precipitation upwind of the initial mountain slope seeder-feeder, orographic convection - ANSWER-phenomena that can enhance precipitation rates over the mountains during periods of orographic precipitation include shallow orographic convection following a cold front passage - ANSWER-Some of the largest differences in snowfall between the cottonwood canyons and the park city resorts occur during periods with sublimation - ANSWER-a process that is similar to evaporation but involves the transformation of ice directly into water vapor is easterly to southeasterly flow - ANSWER-storm periods that can result in similar or greater amounts of snowfall on the Wasatch back (park city side) compared to the cottonwoods feature are in the high terrain surrounding the cottonwood canyons - ANSWER-The greatest diversity of storm types is found Ben Lomond Peak - ANSWER-For its elevation the snowiest location in northern Utah is 5% - ANSWER-lake-effect periods produce what fraction of the precipitation from September 16 through May 15 in little cottonwood canyon? October and November - ANSWER-in northern Utah the peak lake effect season occurs during Southeast of the lake - ANSWER-the lake effect snowbelt of the great salt lake is centered virga - ANSWER-precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates or sublimates and doesn't reach the ground is known as snow to wet snow to slush rain - ANSWER-as on descends through the melting layer on skis there is a transition of precipitation from 85 - ANSWER-in the current climate, what percent of the ski season (November to April) falls as snow in park city (7,000 feet) 1,140 inches at Mt. Baker, WA - ANSWER-the world record for snowfall during a season (July to June) is 189 inches at Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, CA - ANSWER-a single storm snowfall record is 250 to 500 inches - ANSWER-from 250 to 1,400 feet in elevation the average snowfall at Alyeska in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska increases from Tamarack, CA - ANSWER-The U.S. record for snowfall in a calendar month (313 inches) was set at San Joaquin Valley - ANSWER-the deep valley through which moisture channels to produce heavy snowfall at mammoth mountain is the 94 to 661 inches - ANSWER-seasonal snowfall at mammoth mountain CA has varied from Atmospheric rivers - ANSWER-a large fraction of precipitation that falls in the Sierra Nevada is produced by the swiss alps - ANSWER-the Heli-ski area served by Canadian mountain holidays is as large as rime - ANSWER-a form of icing produced by clouds or drizzle freezing on contact with snow is known as Canadian Rockies - ANSWER-which of the following receives the least snowfall at a given elevation transitional - ANSWER-the snow climate of the Tetons is considered Drier, Less - ANSWER-snowfall in Colorado is ____ than that in Utah wolf creek pass - ANSWER-the snowiest ski area in Colorado is on the tug hill plateau, NY - ANSWER-the most intense snowstorms in the world occur Jay Peak, VT - ANSWER-an eastern mountain resort well positioned to benefit from snowfall generated in moist northwesterly flow is East to west - ANSWER-the predominant orientation of the European alps is there is no predominant windward side - ANSWER-which side of the alps is typically the windward side? Otztal Alps of Austria - ANSWER-a relatively dry region in the European alps is the