Heavy Snow — Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Montana

2023-03-24 to 2023-03-26 · Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Gallatin County Emergency Manager reported 2 to 3 feet of snow for an event total at their location near Sypes Canyon. The public reported an event total of 28 inches just south of Emergency Manager's location. SNOTEL Elk Park site reported an event total of 10 inches, Sacajawea reported an event total of 18 inches, Boulder Mountain reported an event total of 8 inches.

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 1084062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.