Brief Communication: Early season snowpack loss and implications for oversnow vehicle recreation travel planning

Hatchett, Benjamin J.; Eisen, Hilary G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-21-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-21-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-21-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 1

Brief communication

|

03 Jan 2019

Brief communication |

| 03 Jan 2019

Brief Communication: Early season snowpack loss and implications for oversnow vehicle recreation travel planning

Benjamin J. Hatchett and Hilary G. Eisen

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Final revised paper (published on 03 Jan 2019)
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RC1: 'Review comments by Glenn Patterson on Hatchett and Eisen, 2018, Brief Communication: Early season snowpack loss and implications for over-snow vehicle recreation travel planning.', Glenn Patterson, 04 Sep 2018
- AC1: 'Author response to review by G. Patterson', Benjamin Hatchett, 29 Nov 2018
EC1: 'Editor comments', Ross Brown, 06 Sep 2018
- AC2: 'Author response to comments by Editor R. Brown', Benjamin Hatchett, 29 Nov 2018
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Early season snowpack loss and implications for over-snow vehicle recreation travel planning”', Daniel Scott, 03 Nov 2018
- AC3: 'Author response to review by D. Scott', Benjamin Hatchett, 29 Nov 2018

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AR by Benjamin Hatchett on behalf of the Authors (29 Nov 2018) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (30 Nov 2018) by Ross Brown

AR by Benjamin Hatchett on behalf of the Authors (09 Dec 2018)

Short summary

We examine the timing of early season snowpack relevant to oversnow vehicle (OSV) recreation over the past 3 decades in the Lake Tahoe region (USA). Data from two independent data sources suggest that the timing of achieving sufficient snowpack has shifted later by 2 weeks. Increasing rainfall and more dry days play a role in the later onset. Adaptation strategies are provided for winter travel management planning to address negative impacts of loss of early season snowpack for OSV usage.