What forces pushed up that hill or mountain? It is hard to imagine what it would have been like standing there where you stood when the earth was pushed up to make the mountain.
The ski area is on the rim of a once very large volcano (possibly ~28,000 feet elevation) that blew up and collapsed on itself a couple of times forming the Valles Galdera. Valles Caldera is one of the smaller volcanoes in the supervolcano class. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervolcano
Los Alamos and the ski hill are on the southern edge of the storm tracts through the southwest. Some years we get lots of snow; some years not very much. This year the ski hill has gotten just enough snow to stay open some of the time. Currently the ski area is closed and got 4-5" new snow last night. Maybe they will be able to open.
What forces pushed up that hill or mountain? It is hard to imagine what it would have been like standing there where you stood when the earth was pushed up to make the mountain.
ReplyDeleteThe ski area is on the rim of a once very large volcano (possibly ~28,000 feet elevation) that blew up and collapsed on itself a couple of times forming the Valles Galdera. Valles Caldera is one of the smaller volcanoes in the supervolcano class. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervolcano
ReplyDeleteNot too much snow up there by the looks of it
ReplyDeleteLos Alamos and the ski hill are on the southern edge of the storm tracts through the southwest. Some years we get lots of snow; some years not very much. This year the ski hill has gotten just enough snow to stay open some of the time. Currently the ski area is closed and got 4-5" new snow last night. Maybe they will be able to open.
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