Winter Weather — Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Montana

2024-06-17 to 2024-06-18 · Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Two sensors at Bridger bowl provided snowfall estiamtes. The first, Bridger Top, estimated 9.9 inches new snow a the ridge of the Bridger range. The second sensor, Bridger Alpine, estimated 6.4 inches new snow.

Wider weather episode

A robust, cold upper level trough swept across the Northern Rockies June 16-18. The track of the mid level low (Across N ID to Central MT) was favorable for precipitation and given the cold nature of the system, brought snow to the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179977. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.