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The Mt. Baker Ski Area provides a daily update during the winter.

 Mt. Baker's World Record Snowfall

The WORLD RECORDS for both seasonal total snowfall and snowfall for one winter season were broken in 1989-1999 at the Mt. Baker Ski Area. The National Climate Extremes Committee determined that the 1998-1999 snowfall of 1,140 inches at Mount Baker topped the previous record of 1,122 inches set at Mount Rainier in the winter of 1971-1972.

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  Two top-notch snow research sites:

Juneau Icefield Research Program "The Glaciological and Arctic Sciences Institute conducts an Expeditionary and Field Science Research Program on the Juneau Icefield in southeast Alaska. Over 30 stations cover a wilderness region of 5,000 square miles about half of which is ice covered." See also: The Crevasse Zone Glaciological research on the Juneau Alaska icefield.

  Glacier Links

Geomorphology from Space (GFS) A global overview of regional landforms from NASA...

Canadian Landscapes A diverse collection of scenic photos and brief geological explanations.

Geology of National Parks From the U of CA, Santa Cruz

Alta Vista's Glacial Geology Guides and Directories Great links to all things glacial!

All About Glaciers Excellent overview from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Alaska Quaternary Center Data from the most glaciated state in America.

Rice University's Glacier Site Jump off point for Antarctic glacial research.

The Ice Ages An introduction to US continental glaciation by the Illinois State Museum.

 Movie recommendation:

Smilla's Sense of Snow "This movie, based on the Danish novel by the same name, is a fabulous thriller with an extraordinary heroine. Smilla is a half-Inuit glaciologist who knows how to read snow--and learns how to decipher evil by battling power-hungry scientists" (CBC Radio). Stars Julia Ormond and Gabriel Byrne. Based on the book by Peter Hoeg. Published by Doubleday.

 Book recommendation:

Icefields by Thomas Wharton. "In 1898, explorers set out to map an Alberta glacier. Jack Hodgins called this first novel 'a shining ice-cathedral of a story, lovely, mysterious and awe-inspiring'. Icefields won a 1996 Commonwealth Writers' Prize." (CBC Radio). Published by NeWest Press.

¹ Climatologists consider July 1st through June 30th as the annual snowfall season
² Measured from November 1st through April 30th

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