2026 Snowpack thread

[Broomd]

We had a very wet week here in North Idaho and it was welcomed.
It doesn't compare to the slow, time-released snowpack melt, but at least it alleviates any fire concerns for a couple of weeks. It was getting a bit scary for May, way too early for that.

 

[HilltopHitman]

Idaho is getting wet across the entire state. Received a winter weather advisory for central Idaho. 4-12” above 6500’ this weekend. Hoping it really wets it down good.

 

[mtwarden]

Looks like Montana is next in line—wide spread rain the next 4-5 days, snow in some areas above 7000’.

Couldn’t come at a better time, June has been pitiful in regards to moisture (here we’re about 25% of normal for the month).

 

[mt terry d]

Maybe the spring rains are just a little later than usual.
I'm always more concerned with actual groundwater levels than snowpack.
Most of the snowpack usually ends up heading for the Gulf

 

[Pony Soldier]

Woke up to an inch of snow on the ground. It is still coming down but not sticking. Another wonderful day at 31.

I'm putting up winter wood while putting up summer wood.

 

[mtnwrunner]

This morning......central Idaho.

 

[mtwarden]

Can’t see the mountains yet, but guessing some of them are white. We’re closing in on an inch of rain in the valley, with possibly another 1+ inches in the next 24 hours. This would put us above normal for June, when just a couple of days ago we were well below normal

Couldn’t have come at a better time!

 

[mt terry d]

Had a motorcycle camping trip planned to start tomorrow by Ennis, heading north to Canada so I think I deserve some credit

 

[HilltopHitman]

Can’t see the mountains yet, but guessing some of them are white. We’re closing in on an inch of rain in the valley, with possibly another 1+ inches in the next 24 hours. This would put us above normal for June, when just a couple of days ago we were well below normal

Couldn’t have come at a better time!

That system coming from your North is solid. I hope it makes its way to SE Idaho.

 

[ReaptheHeat]

Send some of that moisture to CO and UT. We havent had any real rain west of the divide for 5 weeks. Things are going up in smoke...

 

[.204smokechaser]

I was walking in 4 to 10 feet of snow above 6500’ coming down from a lookout in North Idaho last Tuesday. Don’t think it melted a whole lot this weekend up there for sure and the lookout said only about 4” of new snow fell.