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Archive Home > 2002 > January > 30 > Snowpack above average this year

Snowpack above average this year

By Melissa Bearns / The Bulletin
January 30, 2002

Natural resource conservationist Todd Peplin was debating how long to make the metal tube he uses to measure the snowpack.

Luckily, he decided to connect three 30-inch sections of the titanium alloy tubes instead of just two.

When he dropped it down into the snow, it nearly disappeared with just....

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