The following table shows the snowfall accumulation forecasts at Montana Snowbowl across six different weather models. Click on the model names to learn more about each model. Italicized values signify a forecast for high winds (30mph or greater), which may affect lift operations.
Model \ Date | 30 Sat | 1 Sun | 2 Mon | 3 Tue | 4 Wed | 5 Thu | 6 Fri | 7 Sat | 8 Sun | 9 Mon | 10 Tue | 11 Wed | 12 Thu | 13 Fri | 14 Sat | Total |
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Best Match | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 0" | 0.3" | 0" | 0.2" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 0.2" | 0.8" |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 0" | 5" | 1.8" | - | - | - | - | - | 7" |
GFS | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.1" | 0" | 0.3" | 0" | 0.2" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 0.2" | 0.8" |
GEM | 0.1" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 4" | 0.3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4" |
JMA | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.6" | 0" | 0.5" | 0.7" | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7" |
ICON | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0" |
MeteoFrance | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0" |
Average | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 1" | 1.5" | 0.8" | 0.2" | 0" | 0" | 0.2" | 0.2" | 4" |
Model \ Date | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | 23 Sat | 24 Sun | 25 Mon | 26 Tue | 27 Wed | 28 Thu | 29 Fri | Total |
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Best Match | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 0.7" | 2" | 3" | 4" | 0.5" | 0.8" | 1.2" | 0.4" | 0.2" | 0.2" | 14" |
GFS | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" | 0" |
GEM | 1.8" | 4" | 6" | 6" | 0.2" | 1" | 0.4" | 0.5" | 0.3" | 0" | 20" |
JMA | 0.3" | 0.8" | 0.4" | 0.8" | 0.5" | 0.5" | 0.8" | 0.7" | 0.3" | 0" | 5" |
ICON | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0" | 0.9" | 0" | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0.1" | 0" | 1.6" |
MeteoFrance | 0.2" | 1.1" | 4" | 3" | 0.7" | 1.4" | 1.5" | 0.3" | 0.2" | 0" | 12" |
Average | 0.5" | 1.4" | 2" | 2" | 0.3" | 0.6" | 0.7" | 0.3" | 0.2" | 0" | 9" |