2024 Snowpack Lidar Measurements and Data Products
ASO Snow Survey Data and associated data products will be posted here as they are released. Data is also available through the ASO Inc Data Portal here: https://data.airbornesnowobservatories.com/ (Free Login Required)
Data Products Include:
Snow Survey Data Reports (ASO Inc.)
Snowpack Model Data (M3Works)
WRF-Hydro Streamflow Forecasts (ASO Inc.)
All 2024 Reports are linked in the table below:
CBRFC Experimental Forecasts
The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center (CBRFC) has begun issuing experimental runoff forecasts after each ASO flight. The available experimental forecasts can be found here.
CBRFC Official Forecasts
Official CBRFC seasonal runoff forecasts can be found here.
NRCS Seasonal Streamflow forecasts
NRCS publishes seasonal streamflow forecasts as well on their website here.
Since 2020, the Colorado Airborne Snowpack Monitoring Program (CASM), has worked closely with agencies across the state to develop a plan to fund Airborne Snow Observatory flights across Colorado, now and in the future.
In 2024, the CASM Team is looking forward to a maturing program with Snow-On surveys in many basins, and deployment of seasonal forecasts using the WRF-Hydro model. Here is a map of proposed activities for 2024:
The number of funded 2024 snow surveys for each basin is as follows:
Blue and Portion of the Upper South Platte - 2
Conejos - 2
Dolores at Dolores -2
East and Taylor- 2
Front Range -1
Upper Roaring Fork - 2
Upper Colorado at Windy Gap - 3
Upper Yampa/Elk - 2
What is CASM? What is ASO? Read the FAQ here
The CASM Program plan and FAQ were completed in 2022 and are available for download under Documents > CASM Documents.
All data for 2023 snow surveys and modeling outputs are available under Project Updates.