[Cover Photo: Brundage Mountain Resort]
The ‘season to remember’ continues for parts of central Idaho as NOAA just issued a Winter Storm Warning for the mountains surrounding Ketchum and Hailey.
That said, watch out for Brundage to hit upwards 2 FEET by Monday night!
NOAA currently has Sun Valley‘s individual forecasted totals as being greater than the winter storm warning’s. The warning has high elevations seeing up to “10 by Monday morning. Sun Valley is forecasted to see upwards of 20”!
Radar looking fiery | Image: NOAA
3-Day Forecasted Snowfall Totals:
Brundage – 24″
Sun Valley – 20″
Grand Targhee – 20″
Schweitzer – 17″
Pebble Creek – 8″
Winter Storm Warning
Sawtooth Mountains-Upper Snake Highlands- Big and Little Wood River Region-Lost River/Pahsimeroi- Including the cities of Stanley, Clayton, St. Anthony, Ashton, Island Park, Driggs, Victor, Hailey, Ketchum, Bellevue, Arco, Challis, and Mackay 208 PM MST Sat Feb 18 2017
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY…
* IMPACTS…Heavy snow accumulation above 6500 ft will create
difficult travel conditions, especially across mountain passes.
* TIMING…Snow will continue through Sunday and may be heavy at
times overnight tonight.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…Additional accumulations of 4-10 inches
above 6500 ft.
* CONFIDENCE…High confidence in timing. Medium confidence in
higher elevation snow amounts. Low confidence in snow accumulations at lower elevations.
* LOCATIONS…Sawtooth/Pioneer/Smoky/Boulder mountains…Upper Snake Highlands…Lost River Range above 6500 feet.