Featured Image: Courtesy of Big Sky Resort
With news of early season snowfall in Colorado’s High Country and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Montana was feeling a little left out of the summer snow party.
Over the weekend, the season’s first winter weather advisories were issued by the National Weather Service for parts of the Northern Rockies of Montana and Wyoming, with reports of four inches of snow possible in regions above 9,000 feet in elevation. The wintry conditions were brought on by a cold front and dip in the jetstream. The front helped to clear out the persistent smoke in the air caused by rampant wildfires throughout the western United States and western Canada, making it a welcomed end of summer storm by Montana residents.
As of 7 am, @GlacierNPS park ranger measured an inch of new #snow on grassy areas at Logan Pass. #BringOnSkiSeason #MTwx pic.twitter.com/hMNJ9G1UdK
— NWS Missoula (@NWSMissoula) August 27, 2018
Check out these #BeforeAndAfter of @GlacierNPS! We traded smoky air for a more fall-like scene with fresh air. ????????️#MTwx #glaciernationalpark
Cameras courtesy of GNP pic.twitter.com/BEBwm1sHOm— NWS Missoula (@NWSMissoula) August 27, 2018
This morning’s snow didn’t stick long in the Logan Pass parking lot @GlacierNPS. But it sure dusted the peaks and the storm helped clear out the fire smoke too! #MTwx #MTsnow pic.twitter.com/bcEUt9WSCr
— dennisbragg (@dennisbragg) August 28, 2018
