A SNOTEL reporting station with a snow stake in the summer.

A snow stake is an instrument used by meteorologists, hydrologists, and skiers to measure the depth of snow at a particular location over a period of time.

History

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Measurement of snow depth has occurred since at least the late ...

Types

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Usage

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Scientific:

Recreational: Snow stakes are utilized by skiers, snowboarders, and other snowsports enthuastss to...

References

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Kadel, Benjamin Clinton (1922). Measurement of Precipitation: Instructions for the Measurement and Registration of Precipitation by Means of the Standard Instruments of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Ski Area Management. 2007.

Circular. 1922.

Covert, Roy Norton (1925). Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus Employed by the United States Weather Bureau.