Heavy Snow — Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

2016-12-08 to 2016-12-10 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Spotters reported 15 total inches of snow in Stanley on the 9th and 10th. SNOTEL reports were: 14 inches at Bear Canyon, 13 inches at Smiley Mountain, and 16 inches at Stinckney Mill.

Wider weather episode

Snow occurred across all of the Pocatello forecast region but the mountains received extremely heavy amounts. All mountain zones received over a foot of snow and some several feet of snow in the 54 hour period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671729. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.