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I finally found the current snowpack graph for 2008. It is useful in watching the total water content of the snowpack. Mt Whitney area is the bottom graph. It shows the current level at a little above average for todays date.

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/PLOT_SWC

From what it appears, the bottom graph of the above link is an average of the whole Southern section "San Joaquin through Kern and Owens." It is not the snow pack depth/ water content specifically of the main trail or the North Fork one would normally use to get to Mt. Whitney.

As Steve C noted: The closest actual reporting station is at Cottonwood Lakes, which is very helpful in looking at temperatures or amount of actual moisture from a recent storm. The sensor is around 10100 feet.

Last edited by GoneHiking; 01/16/08 09:34 PM.
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I have updated the Weather Links page (link is on the left), with a link to the Cottonwood Lakes "Snow, Water content" graph for the last 30 days. (The link is near the bottom of the Weather Links page.)

The CDEC changed their reporting system in the past year, and I am not sure if that represents actual water content or is closer to snow depth.

The direct link is:
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/jspplot/jspPlot...30&cookies=


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