Beer and Gear event with music at Brundage Mountain created lots of smiles at the base area over the weekend. (photo courtesy Brundage Mountain) 

Bogus Basin and Sun Valley got 2" overnight by Monday AM. Snow is forecast to fall during the ski/ride day in the West Central Mountains at Brundage and Tamarack, where 3-7" is expected and a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect. Bogus is forecast to get 4-8" during the day and another 2-4" Monday night for a nice *pow* day on Tuesday with partial sunshine.

Pomerelle is in the bull's eye with 4-8" forecast during the ski/ride day (Monday afternoon), and then another 3-7" tonight for a potential of more than 10" on Tuesday AM. Partly sunny skies Tuesday could make for a nice powder day! Pom gets another dose of 6-12" Tuesday PM/Wednesday on top of the early week storm, so it will be piling up! Magic should get in on that action as well. 

Pebble Creek is forecast to get 3" during the ski day Monday, but 4-5" Monday night, for a powder day Tuesday morning. Another 3-9" cumulative are forecast by Friday at Pebble. 

Radar map on Monday shows the location of the storm system generally focused on SW Idaho and SE Idaho and largely missing N. Idaho. 

Cloudy weather is forecast in N. Idaho on Monday, and then clearing skies Tuesday-Wednesday with highs in the mid-30s at Schweitzer, Silver and Lookout. Similar weather is forecast at Silver and Lookout, with clouds and very light snow on Monday, a good chance of sunshine Tuesday-Wednesday. Talk about yin-yang between N. Idaho and S. Idaho! 

Another moist storm system will approach Idaho on Thursday-Saturday with a second Low trough digging into the Northwest and Idaho. Temps will cool down by Thursday and more winter-like conditions will prevail through the weekend. Good chance of snow with that system. 

 
Cumulative snow totals forecast through Saturday with European Ensemble group. These totals are less than what NOAA is predicting. But generally unstable weather will prevail this week with progressively cooler temps and chances of snow nearly every day in S. Idaho. 

Generally unstable weather is predicted to continue through this weekend. A High pressure ridge may move into the area by the end of the March. 

Thanks for reading! My next forecast will be on Wednesday, March 22. 

- Steve Stuebner, Idaho Daily Snow 

*March signals the time for spring season pass sales with the best discounted pricing for a winter 2023-24 season pass. Watch for when the sales begin at your favorite ski areas, and snag your pass at the best price! 

Watch for fun events going on over weekends in the coming weeks as well ... Idaho ski areas often serve up fun spring skiing events to pique interest when people's interest in snow sports starts to wane.   

Lookout Pass is open daily. All lifts in operation. 77"- 93" base. Spring season pass sales are under way.  

Schweitzer Mountain is open 7 days a week. 10 of 10 lifts in operation, 92 trails and 2 parks. 79"-112" base. Schweitzer's season pass sale is now under way!  

Silver Mountain is open 7 days a week. Chairs 1, 2, 3, 5 and Prospector are in operation. 76 trails open. 109-115" base at the lodge, 104" at the summit. Spring season pass sales are under way.      

Sun Valley is operating daily. 98 trails open, 52 groomed, 12 lifts operating. 96" base at the bottom, 114-160" on top. Dollar Mountain is operating daily. See Sun Valley events here. 

Wood River xc trails are skiing great! See more details here.  

Sawtooth Avalanche Center has the latest backcountry conditions for the greater Sun Valley and Sawtooth areas.  

Bogus Basin is operating 7 days a week. The whole mountain is open. 9 of 10 lifts operating; 91 of 93 runs are open. Base depth 83." Night skiing closes on Saturday, March 25. All Nordic trails are open.

Brundage Mountain is operating 7 days a week. They are 100% open (terrain-wise). 6 of 6 lifts operating. Snow base is 77" at the bottom and 122" at the summit. Spring season pass sale goes through March 20. 

Tamarack Resort is open 7 days a week. All lifts running. 92-94" base. 47 runs are open and two parks. Nordic trails are open and groomed for xc skiing. On weekends, Tamarack is offering free s'mores around a warming fire at the base area. Spring season pass sales are under way.   

Little Ski Hill is open. Bear Basin xc ski area is fully groomed and open for Nordic skiing and snowshoeing. See McCall Nordic for conditions at all the xc ski areas in Valley County. 

Check with the Payette Avalanche Center on the latest conditions.   

Pomerelle is operating daily with night skiing as well. 3 lifts in operation. 110" base. 31 trails open, 31 groomed and one park. 

Soldier Mountain is operating Thursday-Sunday. 66" base. Two lifts in operation plus magic carpet.   

Kelly Canyon is operating Wednesday-Sunday. Check hours of operation on the web site. 

Magic Mountain is open Thursday-Sunday.     

Pebble Creek is operating 7 days a week. 48"-98" base.