Snowmobile impacts on snowpack physical and mechanical properties

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. R. Fassnacht, J. T. Heath, N. B. H. Venable, K. J. Elder
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: envir; geo; Steamboat; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1121-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/1121/2018/tc-12-1121-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/76ebdb64d1fd4f4babd52e2f89e080ef

Snowmobile use is a popular form of winter recreation in Colorado, particularly on public lands. To examine the effects of differing levels of use on snowpack properties, experiments were performed at two different areas, Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs and at Fraser Experimental Forest near...