Mt Hood August 1941 |
Mt Hood August 2002 |
Mt Hood August 2003 |
| Feature 1: Separation of the upper and lower glaciers occurs
in both photos to the right of the cone. Many people have thought this
was only a recent phenomenon of global warming.
In the original shot it can be seen that it has occurred before. Feature 2: The glaciers and crevasses are much deeper in this years' pic--look to the right of number 2. Feature 3: The area of melt is actually greater in the older photo. Feature 4: Note the tremendous difference in snow volume in the White River Glacier-- much more snow now. Feature 5: This Red Salmon contributory finger has only a small amount remaining in the decades-old photo. There seems to be much more snow these days. Feature 6: The finger on the left has completely dried at the lowest point in the olden days pic. Feature 7: Since summer skiing began on Palmer, the practice has been to move snow from the viewer's right to the left as the summer progresses, closing lanes as needed. Feature 8: In recent years, including this summer, there has actually been enough snow from season to season for this finger to remain connected to the lower section (figure 6). Feature 9: Snow is brought down from Palmer to create massive snowboard park half-pipes (not visible) and this man-made run (it obviously did not exist sixty years ago). Feature 10: The is the one main area where the angle and recent snowfall (in the old picture) make it look like more snow than in the recent shot. |
