ATMOS 1000 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Salt Lake Tribune Home Magazine - ANS In December 1960, the phrase "Greatest Snow on
Earth was first used as the headline for an article in
14-18% - ANS the water content of man made snow is
snow water equivalent - ANS the depth of water you would have after theoretically melting
snow is known as
all of the above: blower plow, cold smoke, Champaign powder - ANS common names for low
water content snow include
transitional - ANS Utah has s snow climate known as
continental - ANS Colorado has a snow climate known as
maritime - ANS the cascade mountains of Washington have snow climate known as
8.4% - ANS the average water content of new snow at Alta is
12% - ANS the average water content of new snow at the central sierra snow lab near
Truckee, CA is
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, all of the above: teton pass, steamboat springs red mountian pass - ANS mountain observing
sites that observe snow with an average water content lower than Alta include
Ed Lachapelle - ANS Who said "the nest deep-powder skiing is not found in the lightest snow,
but rather in snow with enough body to provide flotation for the running ski"?
12 inches - ANS According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much snow is needed
for real bottomless powder skiing
lighter snow sits on top of heavier snow - ANS a right side up snowfall means
18 - ANS Alta averages how many days per season (November to April) with at least 10 inches
of snow
the temperature decreases during the storm - ANS many storms at Alta are right side up
because
cottonwoods canyons (alta, snowbird, solitude, brighton) - ANS Utah's powder reputation is
built primarily on the snow climate found in what area?
S. D. Green - ANS Who predicted in 1935 that skiers would eventually find that the heads of
the cottonwood canyons offer the best skiing in the Wasatch mountains
100 inches - ANS at the entrance to little cottonwood canyon, the average annual snowfall is
about
100 inches - ANS how much does the average annual snowfall increase per 1,000 feet of
elevation gain in little Cottonwood canyon?
400 inches - ANS What is the average annual snowfall at the base of solitude (8,000 feet)?
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
Salt Lake Tribune Home Magazine - ANS In December 1960, the phrase "Greatest Snow on
Earth was first used as the headline for an article in
14-18% - ANS the water content of man made snow is
snow water equivalent - ANS the depth of water you would have after theoretically melting
snow is known as
all of the above: blower plow, cold smoke, Champaign powder - ANS common names for low
water content snow include
transitional - ANS Utah has s snow climate known as
continental - ANS Colorado has a snow climate known as
maritime - ANS the cascade mountains of Washington have snow climate known as
8.4% - ANS the average water content of new snow at Alta is
12% - ANS the average water content of new snow at the central sierra snow lab near
Truckee, CA is
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, all of the above: teton pass, steamboat springs red mountian pass - ANS mountain observing
sites that observe snow with an average water content lower than Alta include
Ed Lachapelle - ANS Who said "the nest deep-powder skiing is not found in the lightest snow,
but rather in snow with enough body to provide flotation for the running ski"?
12 inches - ANS According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much snow is needed
for real bottomless powder skiing
lighter snow sits on top of heavier snow - ANS a right side up snowfall means
18 - ANS Alta averages how many days per season (November to April) with at least 10 inches
of snow
the temperature decreases during the storm - ANS many storms at Alta are right side up
because
cottonwoods canyons (alta, snowbird, solitude, brighton) - ANS Utah's powder reputation is
built primarily on the snow climate found in what area?
S. D. Green - ANS Who predicted in 1935 that skiers would eventually find that the heads of
the cottonwood canyons offer the best skiing in the Wasatch mountains
100 inches - ANS at the entrance to little cottonwood canyon, the average annual snowfall is
about
100 inches - ANS how much does the average annual snowfall increase per 1,000 feet of
elevation gain in little Cottonwood canyon?
400 inches - ANS What is the average annual snowfall at the base of solitude (8,000 feet)?
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