A Tale of Two Winters

A Tale of Two Winters

Comment to Predict the 2017 Peak Streamflow at Gallatin Gateway Warm and dry weather in March liquidated low elevation snow and drove locals off the mountain and to the river. Yet, winter’s revenge persuaded powder hounds to return to the slopes a mere month later....
How Much Water Does Snow Hold?

How Much Water Does Snow Hold?

By Emily Casey, Big Sky Watershed Corps Member, Gallatin River Task Force True or False: 10 inches of new snowfall melts into 1 inch of water. Let’s Investigate: We know that snow and rain are two types of precipitation, or water that falls to the ground. Scientists...