Heavy Snow — Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

2025-01-03 to 2025-01-04 · Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

Event narrative

Public report of 8 to 10 inches of new snow at Great Divide Ski area.

Wider weather episode

A moist southwesterly flow aloft overrunning a cold surface airmass across much of the region resulted in a period of moderate to heavy snow January 3rd and 4th. Snow amounts added up to around a foot in several lower elevation locations before the event concluded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.