Heavy Snow — Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Montana

2023-03-24 to 2023-03-26 · Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Snotel site at Tizer Basin estimated a long duration event total of 22 inches. Snow began around 2pm Friday. 16 inches of heavy, wet snow from 5pm Friday through 5am Saturday. Additional 6 inches from Saturday late morning through Saturday night.

Wider weather episode

A series of Pacific weather systems brought periods of snow to most of central and southwest Montana through the weekend with a stronger winter storm affecting portions of Southwest Montana through the early part of the weekend.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1084060. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.