Grand Targhee, WY Opens Friday | 8-14″ of Snow Forecasted on Saturday

Grand Targhee ski resort will be opening tomorrow, November 21st, 2014, and they have a Winter Storm Watch in effect for Saturday that is forecast to drop 8-14″ of new snow.  A very solid opening weekend is on tap at Targhee.

It’s snowing lightly at Targhee right now and they have a 19″ base and they’ve gotten 49″ of snow so far this year.

Targhee averages over 500″ of snow per year and there are nearly never lift lines.  Good combo.

NOAA WINTER STORM WATCH for TARGHEE:

.A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST IDAHO WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM AND EXPECT SOME STRONG WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF
AND BEHIND THE FRONT ON SATURDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH THIS
STORM. THERE IS THE CHANCE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IN
THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT WARMER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH A CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...MONIDA
  PASS...ASHTON HILL...TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK
  PASS...OAKLEY...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD
  SUMMIT...SODA SPRINGS...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN
  VALLEY...GEORGETOWN...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...MACKAY...WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

Grand Targhee, WY Mountain Statistics

• Total Acreage: 2602
• Annual Average Snowfall: 500+ inches/41+ feet
• Vertical Drop: 2270
• Base Area Elevation: 7851 feet
• Number of Lifts: 5