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Archive Home > 2002 > January > 16 > School teaches snow-measuring skills

School teaches snow-measuring skills

Avalanche travel, snowmobile skills are also taught at class

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
January 16, 2002

It takes more than just a ruler to measure snow.

It takes specialized aluminum tools, a weighing scale, wrenches, notebooks, pencils, gloves and maps.

Most importantly, it takes a love of the outdoors and of the cold, said Stan Fox of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

That group is....

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