2012 SnowNews Photo Contest Winners

Category: Equipment

1st Place: Daniel Fisher  ▼

Mt. Eyak SNOTEL site, above the coastal town of Cordova, Alaska. Snow depth about 10.5 feet, 45% density. April 2012.

2nd Place: Melissa Webb  ▼

Spirit Lake SNOTEL site, Washington with Mt. St. Helens in the background. The snow surveyor is Bill Overman, field staff leader for the Oregon Data Collection Office. February 2000.

3rd Place: Melissa Webb  ▼

Brown Top SNOTEL site in North Cascades National Park. The extremely remote site, near the Canadian border, is only accessible by helicopter. September 2009

Category: Field Work

1st Place: Randy Julander  ▼

Ray Wilson, Mt. Baldy, Utah. March 2007.

2nd Place: Melissa Webb  ▼

Scott Pattee, Washington Water Supply Specialist, working on the tower at Noisy Pass Glacier monitoring site in North Cascades National Park, Washington. Scott was taking advantage of the last rays of sunlight to complete the site installation. The site, in very rugged and remote terrain near Mt. Baker, is only accessible by helicopter. October 2008.
 

3rd Place: Randy Julander  ▼

Kendall Dastrup, GBRC Meadows snow course, Utah. May 2005.
 

Category: People

1st Place: Phil Morrisey  ▼

Hydrologist Julie Koeberle replaces the snow depth sensor at the Cool Creek, Idaho, SNOTEL site in the high mountains of the North Fork Clearwater River basin near Kelly Forks, Idaho. April 2011.
 

2nd Place: Rick McClure  ▼

Hydrologic Technician Dan Kenney taking snow notes at the Skwentna snow course. February 2009.
 

3rd Place: Randy Julander  ▼

Randy Julander, Lakefork Basin, Utah. August 2006. Photo by Rodney Julander.
 

Category: Scenery

1st Place: Tom Perkins  ▼

Mt. McKinley highlighted in the Reflection Pond, Denali National Park, Alaska. Taken during the installation of the Kantishna SNOTEL site. July 2005.
 

2nd Place: Melissa Webb  ▼

Pink monkey flower (Mimulus lewisii) growing by a mountain stream in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington. August 2004.
 

3rd Place: Chad Gipson  ▼

Sunset, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. 2006.
 

Category: Transportation

1st Place: Daniel Fisher  ▼

Turnagain Pass SNOTEL site, Alaska. Hydrologic Technician Dan Kenney en route to Turnagain Pass SNOTEL. Winter 2010.
 

2nd Place: Jeff Anderson  ▼

Riding toward the Two Ocean Plateau SNOTEL with Heart Lake in the distance. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. October 2007.

3rd Place: Ken Von Buettner  ▼

“Custom“ snow tube carrier. February 2011.