Whether its trudging through snow in the middle of winter or working on a dam in the summer, Denver Water’s Rick Geise and Ben Morgan rely on each other to get the job done.
Their primary job is operating Denver Water’s Dillon Dam in Summit County and running the dam’s hydropower unit. But in the winter, they take on a crucial added role: measuring the mountain snowpack.
It’s an important job that must be done, no matter if it’s cold, windy, snowing or a sunny, blue bird winter day. The information they gather is critical to helping Denver Water understand how much water content is frozen in the snow…