That Snowpack!

[Jessed]

I saw it’s gonna be in the 50s/60s next week in Pa with some rain

 

[DaveKile]

Now, now... "Decimated" means the population was only reduced by one tenth. Those bigfoots will be just fine. 😉

A man that knows his history

 

[sandflyx]

There is no swowpack in PA obv, BUT i do think it helps groundwater recharge that snow melts normally slowly and allows most or all the water to get absorbed into the water table vs running off. After the summer and fall we had rain wise i will take any precipitation any time heading into the spring

only helps ground water if the ground is thawed. here in tioaga county its all run off in the spring. only a few places where it would help. frost stops penatration of water

 

[bringthepain]

only helps ground water if the ground is thawed. here in tioaga county its all run off in the spring. only a few places where it would help. frost stops penatration of water

The ground thaws slightly as the snow melts slowly each day was my assumption. Take your lawn example, it starts hitting 40 and the snow dissappears slowly day by day. There is no visible runoff, i assumed that moisture slowly soaks in. I'm sure it refreezes in the ground each night once absorbed but its there