Heavy Snow in Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Heavy Snow January 17, 2012 – January 20, 2012 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow fell above 7000 feet in the Sawtooth region. 50 inches fell at Mill Creek Summit with 14 inches at Smiley Mountain, 10 inches at Stickney Mill, and 15 inches at Bear Canyon.

The wider storm

Massive amounts of Pacific moisture infiltrated the mountains of southeast Idaho after a relatively dry winter to that point. A large number of SNOTEL sites recorded over a foot of snow with as much ast 70 inches reported across the region. 3 to 6 foot amounts were common.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 361765. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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