Winter Storm — Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

2025-03-17 to 2025-03-18 · Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

Event narrative

Many SNOTEL sites reported over 12 inches of new snow, including a maximum of 20 inches at the Marquette SNOTEL site.

Wider weather episode

A rather wet, Pacific system tracked across western and central Wyoming and brought locally heavy snow. The highest amounts fell in the northwestern mountains with up to 20 inches falling in the Tetons and 18 inches in the Absarokas. In the lower elevations, Dubois picked up 10 inches of new snow with 9 inches around Lander. In northern Johnson County, snow combined with wind gusts as high as 50 mph to bring local blizzard conditions, closing Interstates 25 and 90 for a period of time on the afternoon of March 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247690. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.