The Challenger lift and Warm Springs side of Sun Valley will open on Saturday. (photo courtesy Sun Valley)

A powerful storm system will be rolling into Idaho from the north coast of the Pacific on Friday night, Saturday and Saturday, bringing a potential for 4-8 inches of new snow to Sun Valley. Temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-20s for good-quality snow. The storm system is expected to continue dumping snow through Sunday, and then clearing skies are expected on Monday. Another storm system is expected to come late next week.

More snow storms are expected to roll through Idaho next Thursday-Saturday. The long-range forecast for Idaho continues to call for above-average precipitation and normal temperatures in the next two weeks.

Sun Valley Resort is operating daily on Bald Mountain with top-to-bottom skiing and riding on 16 ski trails, 12 of them groomed, with 5 lifts in operation. The Warm Springs side of the mountain opens on Saturday. An opening date of Dec. 13 is scheduled for Dollar Mountain.

See the Sun Valley events page for information about live music and fun activities going on in the area.