Heavy Snow — Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

2012-12-16 to 2012-12-17 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

SNOTEL sites reporting heavy snow were: Smiley Mountain with 11 inches, Mill Creek Summit with 11 inches, and Bear Canyon with 12 inches.

Wider weather episode

A fast moving Pacific storm system dropped 10 to 20 inches of snow at several SNOTEL sites. Trained spotters reported 6 to 9 inches in the Hailey and Bellevue areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 425156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.