Heavy Snow — Big Lost Highlands-copper Basin, Idaho

2022-12-10 to 2022-12-12 · Big Lost Highlands-copper Basin, Idaho

Event narrative

Estimated SNOTEL amounts were the following: Bear Canyon 23 inches, Garfield Ranger Station 19 inches, Smiley Mountain 33 inches, Stickney Mill 15 inches, and Swede Peak 33 inches.

Wider weather episode

Another storm system brought extremely heavy snow to the southeastern Idaho mountains and widespread snow across the entire region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.