Heavy Snow — Sawtooth-stanley Basin, Idaho

2022-12-27 to 2022-12-28 · Sawtooth-stanley Basin, Idaho

Event narrative

An estimated 15.6 inches of snow fell at the Vienna Mine SNOTEL site.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and warm Pacific storm system brought very high elevation heavy snow and a period of freezing rain in the Upper Snake Plain on the 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.