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Mt. Jackson is a small town of about 1,000 people in the Powder Mountains. It is on an alien planet on a landmass of similar size to North America. It is known for its world-class skiing and extremely high annual snowfall, which is caused by orthographic lift creating high precipitation. To the west is a vast plain that stretches almost all of the way to the ocean. There is a mountain range on the western ocean that blocks its effects, allowing the snow to be very light and powdery. The town is situated in the most northwestern part of the mountain range, which is also one of the factors that increases precipitation, as westerly and northerly storms hit the town at full force.
Winter snowfalls can be so extreme that residents can be snowbound for days, and the roads are forced to close. The road to the town is usually clear enough to drive to the town, however, thanks to advanced snow removing technology. If the road is closed, locals have the opportunity to enjoy the skiing all by themselves.
Despite the huge snowfalls, the summers are still warm enough to support trees. They can grow 2,000 feet above the town before it becomes too cold. http://postimg.org/image/pr6q4l0bb/
winter temps are very good (though record would have been helpful), but certainly too long... The start in October is pretty cool, but I'd prefer May to be much warmer and also April should at least have an avg high above 0C. Summer highs are very good, lows are too cold. Snowfall is of course great, but definetely a bit too sick. even for me... All in all a B since it's not really liveable due to the tons of snow..
D. Winters far too long and snowy, summer not warm enough. Such a high amount of light powder would be interesting. When do you think the snow melts off? There is an insane amount of it but it is quite dry which helps. Early July?
Nowhere real-life to compare it to, closest place I can find to it is Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado, though it "only" gets 435 inches and it is too warm. Climax, and Mt Evans Research Station have more similar temperatures but are drier and less snowy, Mt Evans has the closest match to the precipitation pattern.Rainier Paradise Ranger Station might get similar snowdepths, not quite as much snow but much wetter snow. It usually melts off in July there, can last until August, or late August in 1974.
D. Winters far too long and snowy, summer not warm enough. Such a high amount of light powder would be interesting. When do you think the snow melts off? There is an insane amount of it but it is quite dry which helps. Early July?
Nowhere real-life to compare it to, closest place I can find to it is Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado, though it "only" gets 435 inches and it is too warm. Climax, and Mt Evans Research Station have more similar temperatures but are drier and less snowy, Mt Evans has the closest match to the precipitation pattern.Rainier Paradise Ranger Station might get similar snowdepths, not quite as much snow but much wetter snow. It usually melts off in July there, can last until August, or late August in 1974.
ALTA, UTAH - Climate Summary
Alta, Utah has similar precipitation, but is warmer and doesn't get as much snow. I'm thinking somewhere high in the the mountains of Utah or Idaho could get similar temperatures and snowfall to this place.
And I didn't know dry powder melts faster than wet snow. :O
Either way I would imagine it lasts until late July as the winters are so long and cold. And I also purposely gave it a nice big boost in snowfall for April and made the warmer months have little precipitation so the snow can last as long as possible.
A, love it. I wish core winter (Dec-Feb) was a bit colder but it makes up for that with a looooong winter. Good amount of snow too (maybe bordering on too much, I prefer 200-400 inches which is still a bunch).
Sounds like a great climate for some quality skiing though. I've just endured the worst season here, for a number of years, so could do with some decent powder.
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