Heavy Snow — Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

2017-11-16 to 2017-11-17 · Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

Event narrative

The following snow amounts were recorded at SNOTEL sites: Chocolate gulch 12 inches, Dollarhide Summit 20 inches, Galena 14 inches, Galena Summit 16 inches, Hyndman 12 inches, Lost Wood Divide 21 inches, Swede Peak 13 inches, Vienna Mine 21 inches.

Spotters reported 6 to 10 inches in the Sun Valley/Ketchum area.

Wider weather episode

A wet Pacific storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of southeast Idaho with many SNOTEL sites surpassing one foot of total accumulation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 726621. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.