Satellite Imagery
Satellite imagery is acquired from Landsat (US) and Sentinel-2 (EU) satellites. Snow Intel adjusts the lighting to help you differentiate between snow and clouds. Each day the highest quality imagery is created into a map layer. If no imagery is available for a day, the layer appears white and blank.
Snow Forecasts
We acquire the best available data, NOAA’s High Resolution Rapid Refresh forecast. Next we reanalyze the forecast by accounting for the local mountain terrain. Combining the weather forecast and terrain characteristics, Snow Intel’s forecast differentiates between leeward and windward slopes as well as high ridges versus protected slopes.
Snow Profiles
Snow Intel’s Snow Profile detects changes in the snowpack by feeding NOAA’s weather forecast to Alpine3D, a model built by the Swiss Institute of Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF). Alpine3D models how the layers in the snow change with sun, shade, wind, temperature, and additional precipitation. Whether you’re trying to find the deepest cold winter powder or time the spring corn snow, this snow profile is sure to be a useful tool!
Current Backcountry Snow Conditions
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