WMOD00167

• Contract/Permit #: #97-1
• Applicant: Western Weather Consultants
• Project Name: Telluride
• Date: 1/1/1999
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

Below is a table (1) with the estimated seeding effect per operational event based on wind
direction and precipitation received at Telluride Sk.i Area and attwo SNOTEL precipitation sites
for the Upper San Miguel Drainage.
Tell. Ski. Est. Additional
Precipitation Lizard Head Red % Of Est. Water In
Event Wind During Precipitation Mountain Seeding Seeded
Precipitation
No. Direction Stonn (inches) ( 10200 ft) (11600 ft) ReSpOnse Area (inches)
I 220-300 0.70 0.50 EO.60 15% 0.09
2 220-320 . 0.39 0.30 0.40 15% 0.06
3 220-320 0.20 0.20 0.20 15% 0.03
4 250-220 trace 0.00 0.\0 10% 0.01
5 210 0.20 0.20 0.30 . 8% 0.02
6 245-300. EO.50 0.30 0.40 20% O.OS
7 310 0.05 0.00 EO.20 30% 0.04
8 310 0.08 0.00 EO.15 30% 0.04
9 300 0.15 0.10 0.20 25% 0.04
10 220-270 0.43. 0.00 EO.IS 15% 0.05
\l 220-3 \0 0.70. 0.80 0.90 \5% 0.12
12 300 0.07 0.00 0.30 30% 0.07
13 265-275 0.10 0.00 0.10 25% 0.02
14 290 0.31. 0.10 0.30 30% 0.08
15 24Q-290 0.80 0.50 0.60 25% 0.18
16 220-245 2.15 E1.40 1.50 10% 0.20
17 240-300 o IS. 0.20 0.25 20% 0.04
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Total 7.01 4.60 6.65 1.17
Table I. Estimated Event Seeding Effects. (NOTE: M is missing; · - estimated from
snowfall)

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