Western Snow Conference - the first fifty years

The Western Snow conference is celebratinag its 50th anniversary this year in Reno, Nevada. The WSC finds its origin here in 1933, under the initial guidance of Dr. James E. Church, at that time a Professor of Classics at the University of Nevada. Following those early formative years, many individuals have been important to the growth of the Conference. The scientific and technological papers presented at the annual meetings have influenced the investigations of snow hydrology throughout the world. The WSC bibliography indicates the total number of papers which have been published in the Proceedings now exceeds 700. This historic organization continues to serve many important functions at the national and international levels within the fields of snow hydrology and meteorololgy.