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It’s Dumping Snow in Montana Right Now | VIDEO + Photo Tour:

[iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshowdownmontana%2Fvideos%2F1110883218987243%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] short video of a dog getting crazy in the snow at Showdown Montana ski resort today.  [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkbzk7%2Fvideos%2F10154582961626972%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] video of local meteorologist Ken Webb having fun in the snow at Showdown Montana today. Montana is currently under a Winter Storm Warning.  The first Winter Storm Warning of the 2016/17 winter season. This Winter Storm Warning called for 10-15″ […]
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Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass REOPEN Today After Snowstorm Closures

Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass have reopened today at about 9am. Happy Memorial Weekend! 9,624-foot Sonora Pass never did reopen after the last snowstorm closed both Tioga and Sonora back on May 14th. Mammoth had a fun little powder day yesterday and today should be even better. It snow like crazy for a long time yesterday afternoon/evening. The weather is forecast to continue to be unsettled the next few days. We’re hoping they can get Tioga reopened for the big Memorial Day Weekend. We’ll keep you posted. […]
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1-Foot of Snow or More Forecast for Utah, Colorado, New Mexico:

The Southern Rockies are about to get a healthy helping of snow. It’s gonna be a great weekend in Utah, Southwest Colorado, and New Mexico. – Utah is forecast to get 12-18″ of snow between today and Jan. 31st. – New Mexico is forecast to get 12-16″ of snow tonight through Saturday. – Southwest Colorado is forecast to get 6-12″ of snow Friday and Saturday. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS
MOST OF THIS AREA WITH AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 8500 FEET. […]
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NOAA: 12″ of Snow Forecast for Lake Tahoe This Weekend:

NOAA has issued a Special Weather Statement for Lake Tahoe, CA for this weekend. They are calling for 6-12 inches of snow to fall in Tahoe over the weekend. This is a far cry for the up to 4-feet that was hoped for earlier this week, but we’ll take it. Every inch counts at this point. Squaw, Boreal, Northstar, Mt. Rose, and Heavenly are open in Lake Tahoe right now. LATEST FORECAST TRENDS ARE BRINGING IN MORE SNOW AND LOWER […]
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Top 10 Photos of New York’s 88-Inches of Lake-Effect Snow

As you most likely saw on the news, Buffalo and surrounding areas got rocked by as much as 7 feet of snow last week. Snow was coming down so fast and so heavy, over 140 motorists became stuck in their cars on I-90, stranded for over 30 hours on 132 miles of closed highway. Tragically, there have been 13 fatalities associated with the storm. Lake effect snow is a result of three combined factors: cold air; a large, warm lake; and heavy winds. Research has shown that November lake-effect events produce the highest amount of precipitation, due to the warm atmosphere holding more [..]
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5-6 Ft Deep Lake-Effect Snow in Great Lake Region Today | Photos

The Great Lakes Region is getting uber nuked on today via a large Lake-Effect snow event. 3 feet of snow has fallen in spots with 5 to 6 foot deep snow drifts. Some areas are forecasts to receive up to 60 inches of snow by Friday morning. Snowfall rates of 3-inches per hour have been observed… “The coldest air of the season so far will continue to trigger bands of very heavy snow downwind of the Great Lakes into the middle of the week and beyond. The snow will be blinding in some areas, falling at the rate of 3-5 inches per hour, and can be accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning. Travel will be impossible for a time […]
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3-Feet of New Snow in the Alps Today | Photo Tour:

Former World Champion Reine Barkered hucking

A snowstorm came down hard on the European Alps yesterday. Today, they awoke to up to 3-feet of new snow in parts of Autsria and beyond. This early season storm is the result of the remains of hurricane Gonzalo. It pounded the alps yesterday with winds up to 90mph and snow levels as low as 2,500-feet. As you can see from these photos, certain parts of the alps got dumped on – mainly Austria. Some ski resorts are already open and it looks like Hintertux and Panai in Austria will open tomorrow to a powder day. Winter starts with a bang in the Alps this year. Last year, Italy had record snowfall – the biggest in 15 years – […]
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Avalanche & Snowstorm Kills At Least 22 Hikers in Nepal

Category 4 Cyclone Hud Hud hit the hikers location on Tuesday and unleashed an unimaginable snowstorm.

A severe snowstorm and avalanche has killed at least 17 hikers in Nepal and many more are potentially missing. The unseasonal snowstorm was caused by the enormous category-4 cyclone Hud-Hud that impacted Eastern India and slammed in the southern slopes of the Himalaya. These hikers died on Tuesday while traveling along the iconic 21-day Annapurna Circuit trek. “We do not know how many are missing, but there is a possibility that there are people missing.” – Shrestha, the army […]
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Australia Is Geting Pounded By Snow: Photo Tour

Australia is having a great coupla weeks. Last week, they got 6 feet of snow. This week, another 68 cms are forecasted. Australian ski resorts have already gotten more snow this year, than they got all of last year. Kinda hard to believe. And it’s early. The season usually doesn’t really get started until late July. The real question right now is this: Will Australia have a better season than South America? So far, so good. But again, it’s early. […]
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NOAA: Up to 36″ of Snow for Jackson Hole, WY This Weekend:

Jackson Hole has been going off this year. They’ve already gotten 371″ of snow this season. Jackson has up to 36″ of new snow coming its way this weekend. Oh, and it’s also going to be brutally cold (around 0 degrees F) with this snowstorm making the blower snow imaginable. Greatness is coming your way Jackson. .SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WEST AND WILL SPREAD TO CENTRAL
WYOMING LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING… AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THREE STORMS SYSTEMS […]
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Extremely Rare Big Snowfall on 2nd Driest Place on Earth | BBC Report on Atacama Desert, Chile

Chile’s Atacama desert is considered the 2nd driest place on Earth after Antarctica.  It’s been written that in some locales in the Atacama, it’s never rained nor snowed. This past weekend, the Atacama got snow and quite a bit of snow considering this region averages less than one inch of precipitation per year.  Some places got over 80cms (31 inches) […]
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