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Originally Posted by Scuba Steve
All of the snow leaves me wondering how much of it will remain through the summer in areas where it typically melts completely? Obviously at lower elevations and latitudes this won't happen but what about higher up and farther north?
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That is a good question Steve. In the higher elevations such as the mountains and mountain passes glaciers can remain. Glaciers are essentially snow and ice which are formed over the years through snow falling, melting and refreezing. The north country has intense summers and even though 80F would be a typical high the sun can be out for as much as 18 hours a day so there is very little cooling. North of the tree line where there are no more trees the summer is typically short namely about three months and it is snow free then but as you get towards the northern Arctic regions there is year round ice and snow.
Guy