Natural Resources Conservation Services assistant snow survey supervisor Chris Pacheco cleans soil from the measuring tube before weighing the water content of the snow at Geneva Park on Guanella Pass in Grant, Colo., Monday, March 31, 2008. The Colorado mountains are poised to unleash more runoff than they have in 11 years. Streams in Washington and Oregon are forecast to carry up to 50 percent more water than usual. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)





