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NRCS Snow Survey Clearwater
Flights Service Requirements - 2023
Summary: NRCS Idaho Snow Survey, in cooperation with the Army Corps of Engineers, conducts snow verification measurements at several remote locations in and near the North Fork Clearwater River basin to ensure safe operations of Dworshak Reservoir. These remote locations are only accessible by helicopter. In total, there are 4 different flight missions requiring multiple snow landings, 1 flight performing a spring snow-elevation reconnaissance (no landing), and 1 summer flight to a subset of these same locations. A full flight itinerary is available below.
Requirements:
• Vendor must agree to fulfill flight itinerary (see below for details) in Nez Perce and
Clearwater Counties, Idaho, and departing/arriving from Lewiston Airport (KLWS) in Lewiston, ID.
• Vendor must understand dates are flexible and contingent on flyable weather conditions, and vendor must promptly work with customer to reschedule flights as needed.
• Vendor adheres to parameters of 135 certificate – Vendor must show proof both aircraft & pilot hold interagency carding for mission type by DOI or USFS, including carding specific to snow landings.
• Helicopter must support 3 or more passengers and 300 lbs cargo for all flights.
Examples of helicopters that meet payload and capacity requirements: Bell 206-L4 and
BH-407.
• Vendor must provide a short narrative of their experience landing at these specific locations.
Area Vendors who may meet above requirements:
Lewiston, ID - Hillcrest Aircraft Company, Inc.
D17PC00233 P 208-746-8271
F 208-743-6872 kaw@hillcrestaircraft.com
Clarkston, WA - Leading Edge Aviation LLC
D17PC00242 P 509-758-3000
F 509-758-8513 mike@leahelicopters.com
Missoula, MT - Minuteman Aviation, Inc.
D17PC00243 P 406-728-9363
F 406-728-6981 mai@montana.com
End of January Snow Survey Itinerary/Statement of Work
NRCS Idaho Clearwater Basin Snow Survey Helicopter Flight Schedule
State Comm. (208) 846-7600 CPTPA Dispatch (208) 476-5612
Date of Flight January 26-27*, 2023
Technical Lead - Danny Tappa, NRCS Idaho Aircraft Number TBD
Site Lat. Long. Elev. Order Arrive Depart Remarks
DAY 1
Lewiston Airport 0 Depart 0700 Fish Lake Airstrip 46 19.600 115 04.200 5650 1 Hoodoo Basin 46 58.501 115 02.092 6050 2 Cool Creek 46 45.814 115 17.742 6280 3 Crater Meadows 46 33.794 115 17.308 5960 4 Hemlock Butte 46 28.858 115 38.020 5810 5 Shanghi Summit 46 33.967 115 44.517 4570 6 Lewiston Airport 7 ~2.5 flight hours
DAY 2 Depart 0700 Lewiston Airport 0 Lost Lake 47 04.854 115 57.624 6110 1 Elk Butte 46 50.399 116 07.340 5690 2 Lewiston Airport 4 ~1.3 flight hours
Flight Following by AFF and radio with CPTPA dispatch, or USFS Musselshell WC.
*Flight dates are contingent on weather conditions and are subject to change
End of March Snow Survey Itinerary/Statement of Work
State Comm. (208) 846-7600 CPTPA Dispatch (208) 476-5612
Date of Flight March 30-31*, 2023
Technical Lead - Danny Tappa, NRCS Idaho Aircraft Number TBD
Site Lat. Long. Elev. Order Arrive Depart Remarks
DAY 1
Lewiston Airport 0 Depart 0700 Fish Lake Airstrip 46 19.600 115 04.200 5650 1 alt site only Hoodoo Basin 46 58.501 115 02.092 6050 2 Cool Creek 46 45.814 115 17.742 6280 3 Crater Meadows 46 33.794 115 17.308 5960 4 Hemlock Butte 46 28.858 115 38.020 5810 5 Shanghi Summit 46 33.967 115 44.517 4570 6 Lewiston Airport 7 ~2.5 flight hours
DAY 2 Depart 0700 Lewiston Airport 0 Lost Lake 47 04.854 115 57.624 6110 1 Elk Butte 46 50.399 116 07.340 5690 2 Lewiston Airport 3 ~1.3 flight hours
Snow Line Flight Itinerary/Statement of Work
State Comm. (208) 846-7600 CPTPA Dispatch (208) 476-5612
Date of Flight June 8*, 2023
Technical Lead - Danny Tappa, NRCS Idaho Aircraft Number TBD
Site Lat. Long. Elev. Order Arrive Depart Remarks
DAY 1
Lewiston Airport 0 Depart 0700 Elk Butte 46 50.399 116 07.340 6110 1 Lost Lake 47 04.854 115 57.624 6110 2 Cool Creek 46 45.814 115 17.742 6280 3 Hoodoo Basin 46 58.501 115 02.092 6050 4 Crater Meadows 46 33.794 115 17.308 5960 5 Hemlock Butte 46 28.858 115 38.020 5810 6 Lewiston Airport 7
Apprx flight hours: 2.2
Flight Following by AFF and radio with CPTPA dispatch, or USFS Musselshell WC.
No Landings, flight path is approximate to record snow elevation in NF Clearwater sub-basins
Summer SNOTEL O&M Itinerary/Statement of Work
State Comm. (208) 846-7600 CPTPA Dispatch (208) 476-5612
Date of Flight Sept. 21*, 2023
Technical Lead - Danny Tappa, NRCS Idaho Aircraft Number
Site Lat. Long. Elev. Order Arrive Depart Remarks Orofino Airport 0 Depart 0700 Lost Lake 47 04.854 115 57.624 6110 1 Cool Creek 46 45.814 115 17.742 6280 2 Crater Meadows 46 33.794 115 17.308 5960 3 Orofino Airport 4 Estimated ETA 1700
Apprx flight hours: 1.8
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