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<br />, <br /> <br />. ; <br /> <br />,., <br /> <br />During February, one seeding event took place on the 3rd. This event was <br />followed by a series of un-seedable storms which resulted in the issuance <br />of an extended avalanche warning from February 14 through the 24th. <br />Sunny weather followed for the rest of February as the program ended on <br />February 28, 1986. <br /> <br />In summary, the weather pattern this winter was basically characterized <br />by extended periods of heavy preCipitation followed by prolonged periods <br />of no precipitation. This type of weather pattern along with the additional <br />concerns for avalanche conditions greatly limited the ability of the <br />program to provide seeding operations for many of the weather events <br />having precipitation augmentation potential. <br /> <br />During the period November 5, 1985 - February 28, 1986, WESTERN <br />WEATHER CONSULTANTS, INC. seeded eleven selected weather events <br />covering portions of seventeen days. The operations for the Central <br />Colorado Mountains program amounted to 431.7 hours of generator seeding <br />time which dispensed 5,169.1 grams of silver iodide. <br /> <br />The following table lists the individual seeding events and gives the <br />number of generators operated, the ski areas seeded, the total number of <br />seeding hours, the seeding rate, and the total output of silver iodide in <br />grams. This table is followed by a presentation of precipitation events to <br />seeding events with accompanying changes in monthly snow course <br />measurements. This presentation is provided for informational purposes <br />only; no quantitative statistical evaluation of the seeding effects from <br />this program will be attempted. <br />