Big Sky ski resort in Montana got 12″ of snow overnight at mid-mountain.
“Winter has arrived! We got 12″ of powder mid mountain overnight and it’s still coming down like crazy!” – Big Sky at noon today
NOAA current has a Winter Storm Warning in effect for Big Sky and much more of Montana that is calling for 6-13 more inches of snow throughout the day today.ย There are also Winter Weather Advisories all over Montana that are calling for 6-13″ of snowfall as well.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 13 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. - NOAA Missoula, MT today
It’s looking good for Montana right now and Big Sky opens on November 25th, 2015.
WINTER STORM WARNING for MONTANA TODAY:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
335 AM MST TUE NOV 3 2015
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...
RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...
TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH
PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS
PASS...TWIN BRIDGES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND
6 TO 13 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW THROUGH THE DAYTIME PERIOD WILL TRANSITION TO
ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS EVENING..
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES WHERE ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
ICY. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW WILL CREATE
SLUSHY ROADWAYS WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR
SOME ACCUMULATION AT ALL ELEVATIONS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for MONTANA TODAY:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 335 AM MST TUE NOV 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 13 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE DAYTIME PERIOD WILL TRANSITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS EVENING.. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES WHERE ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND ICY. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW WILL CREATE SLUSHY ROADWAYS WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME ACCUMULATION AT ALL ELEVATIONS.