The remnants of a major Pacific storm rolled through Western Montana last night leaving snow on the ground and frigid wind-chill temperatures through mid-week.
The National Weather Service reported on Sunday morning, February 9, that the perfect combination of temperature and moisture met at about midnight, and dumped from five to 13 inches of snow on Western Montana.
For many northwest Montanans, the 2013-14 winter hasn't felt like much of a winter at all. Although there haven't been a lot of record-setting warm temperatures, things on average have been warmer than most past years.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, January 28 and 29, the Bitterroot Winter Special Olympics will be held at Lost Trail Powder Mountain. Organizer Carla Christopherson says the all-volunteer event in need of more help.
A winter weather advisory for the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys will virtually assure the area a white Christmas, as three to five inches of snow are expected between Friday afternoon December 20 and Saturday morning, December 21.