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March Snow Depths

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February brought snow measured in feet. A summary of snow depths at many ski locations across the state follows. Here are some quick facts about February’s snowfall at Bogus Basin. March 1 Bogus Basin snow depth of 83″ is the 11th deepest since 1944. SWE increase of 8.7″ during February was the 8th highest since measurements start in 1944. The snow depth on Feb 1 was 50″ and increased to 83″ by months end; this is tied for 2nd greatest change with 1949. February 2019 was huge with an increase from 36″ to 95″ by the end of February.

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Where’s the deepest snow in the Idaho region ? Not in my backyard, maybe your playground !

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Here’s a link to today’s natural snow depth for all SNOTEL sites in our region in inches. The Report Generator link below gives full report – you can sort columns high to low or alphabetical. 

Lost Lake is the winner with 130” along the NF Clearwater/St Joe divide. Last night’s storm allowed Boise basin’s Trinity Mnt with 127” to pass Schweitzer Basin that only has 126” ! 

Central Idaho’s has a strong snowpack with Deadwood and Atlanta Summits and Grand Targhee making the top 5!

Usually March’s warmer temps allows the snow depth to start settling down and compacting, but not yet… cold is good ! This map shows month to date precip and March storm track across the the West. Another couple of storms are on the horizon that will keep adding to the pack.

https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/reportGenerator/view/customMultipleStationReport/daily/dco%3D%22id%22+AND+network%3D%22SNTL%22+AND+outServiceDate%3D%222100-01-01%22%7Cname/0%2C0/stationId%2Cstate.code%2Cname%2CSNWD%3A%3Avalue?fitToScreen=false&sortBy=3:-1