Weather
NOAA is has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Tetons in Wyoming this weekend. They’re saying that up to 22″ of new snow could fall by Saturday night.
Game on in the Tetons. Grand Targhee opened today and Jackson Hole opens next week.
NOAA’s Winter Storm Watch:
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE VALLEYS BY SUNRISE AND
BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY IN INTENSITY. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 22 INCHES... 6 TO 10 INCHES
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
FAVORED UPSLOPE LOCATIONS OF THE VALLEYS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
ON EXPOSED PEAKS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL BE LESS GUSTY. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...BRISK WIND AND BLOWING SNOW MAY LEAD TO VERY
DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS THIS
WEEKEND...AS WELL AS INCREASE THE AVALANCHE DANGER...PLEASE
VISIT WWW.JHAVALANCHE.ORG BEFORE VENTURING OUT INTO THE BACK
COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS.
