Yes, inches, not feet. I wrote the author a few minutes ago, alerting him to his error. Yes, I need to remember that anything I say to a reporter not preceded by "Off the record, ..." is fair game. But there is an error there, too - I'm really part time (85% Full Time Equivalency) . A big shout-out (as if they read this list) To Beverley Wemple and Lesley-Ann Giroux , REAL climate scientists. Two questions: how did Matt B. Stumble across this article so quickly, and how did the Stowe Reporter find my 'paper' (really a PDF of a poster presentation) in the first place? Wesley Wright UVM Ski and Snow Science Office - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html