January 21, 2005

End of the Drought? Summit County Hopes!

Better than average snowpack raises hopes of drought relief in Colorado and surrounding states.

We love snow! Better yet, we love the water that snow brings. Snow serves multiple purposes, not the least of which is providing a vastly popular recreational medium for skiers, snowshoers, winter campers and other back country enthusiasts. But overriding those uses, all communities downslope of our high mountain peaks need and use the water it produces. Rivers run year-round based on our winter snows. Those rivers run to both coasts, bringing water from Summit County mountains up to 1500 miles away, serving the needs - not to mention keeping people alive - through more than half the country.

Snowfall in Colorado is currently 121 percent of average, and it has people doing everything from jumping for joy to simply being hopeful.


	Heavy snows bring relief for drought conscious officials
	121 percent of normal. If this keeps up, could the end of the drought be near?
	http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20050119/NEWS/50119010/-1/ARCHIVES02

Topic Tags: high mountain peaks, rivers, skiers, snowfall, snowshoers, Summit County mountains

by Ken Deshaies

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