To confirm, or assist in determining, an area's ungulate winter-range ranking, and/or to characterize the meteorological conditions of a study area for a PWFWCP project.

Remote monitoring stations were established at selected sites. Stations consisted of a 3-m collapsible tower and sensors to measure snow depth, ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind (speed and direction), and/or precipitation. Microclimate variables measured at a site were dependent on the objective for the site.