The Chinook winds that come from the west and move air down the eastern face of the Rocky Mountains are known as “snow eaters”, because:
W) The winds bring moist warm air from California, causing the snows to melt and "disappear" from the Front Range region of Colorado
X) The airmass brings cold, dry winds from the peaks of the Rockies, causing the snow to freeze into black ice, making it look like the snow "disappeared"
Y) The winds blow the snow off the Front Range and onto the Plains, making the snow "disappear" from the eastern face of the mountains
Z) The airmass warms as it descends, increasing its water vapor capacity and causing the snow to sublime and "disappear”
✔️Answer:Z) THE AIRMASS WARMS AS IT DESCENDS, INCREASING ITS WATER VAPOR CAPACITY AND CAUSING THE SNOW TO SUBLIME AND "DISAPPEAR"
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