NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Bozeman, Montana | 14-24″ Above 7,000-Feet!

Big snow is forecasted this week for Montana.  Some areas near Bozeman are forecasted to get 1-2 feet of snow.  Measuring snow in feet in September?  Not bad, Montana, not bad.  It’s only September, humans…

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the Bozeman, Montana area from 9am Wednesday until noon Thursday for elevations above 7,000 feet.

Bridger Bowl ski resort is about to get nailed.  Big Sky should get some good lovin’ outta this as well.

This news is very good and very real.  Because of this, we’re gonna let NOAA do the talking so there’s no doubting it:

NOAA Winter Storm Warning Update as of 12:29pm MDT, September 24th, 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO
NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY
TO NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET...

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
  MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET THEN INTENSIFY DURING THE AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO THE
  VALLEYS FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL START TO DIMINISH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES
  ALONG WITH ROADS BECOMING SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE FROM 5500 FEET TO 7000 FEET AND 12 TO 24 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET. ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET COULD SEE 1 TO 4
  INCHES.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
  BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE
  PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BOULDER...
  BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...
  ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES.

Montana is about to turn white…very white.  We’re pretty sure we’ll be seeing some ski photos coming outta the ole MT very soon…