Storm brings fresh snow to mountains
3-6 inches of fresh powder to Winds and Wyoming Range
December 27, 2005
The latest storm brought from 3-6 inches of fresh snow to the Winds and Wyoming Range mountains over the Christmas weekend.
Northwest Wyoming saw the most snow, with Grand Targhee ski area reporting 11 inches of fresh snow. Blind Bull Summit SNOTEL, up Horse Creek in the Wyoming Range, reported 6 inches of new snow. White Pine Ski area got about 3" of new snow, bringing their base up to 30 inches.
Further south in the Wind River Range, snow totals dropped to 1-3 inches of fresh snow. Rock Springs got about .3 inch.
Below are the totals from Riverton National Weather Service for the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am on Tuesday, December 27:
SUBLETTE COUNTY:
BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL, 6"
LOOMIS PARK SNOTEL, 5"
KENDALL R. S. SNOTEL, 4"
SNIDER BASIN SNOW SNOTEL, 3"
ELKHART PARK G. S. SNOTEL, 3"
WHITE PINE SKI AREA, 3"
BIG SANDY OPENING SNOTEL, 3"
GUNSIGHT PASS SNOTEL, 2"
BOULDER & BIG SANDY, 1"
TETON COUNTY:
GRAND TARGHEE SKI AREA, 11"
JACKSON MID MOUNTAIN, 9"
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE, 3"
JACKSON BASE, 3"
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