Heavy Snow — Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana

2025-12-04 to 2025-12-06 · Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Showdown Ski area reported 9 inches total event snow over several daily summary reports for snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A jet streak brought an initial round of mainly mountain snow across the region December 4th into early December 5th. After a break, a more potent wave progressed across the Northern Rockies, bringing additional heavy snow. All in all, mountains seeing the heaviest snow were across the Central Montana ranges and southward.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299059. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.