Snowfall Totals First Week of January

Snowfall Totals First Week of January



Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
843 PM MST Fri Jan 7 2022

Here are Snowfall Reports From late Tuesday evening through
Thursday evening in Western and Central Wyoming. Several
rounds of snow occurred in the west during this timeframe.
In central Wyoming, most of the snow occurred on Wednesday
into Thursday morning.

County:    Location:                Snowfall Total:
                                             Inches
Big Horn
         Lovell 2.4 SSW                     5
           Basin                              3
           Deaver                             1

Fremont
            Dubois                             10
         Lander 1.7 NNW                     3
           Lander 7.3 WNW                     3
            Hudson                            3
           Lander 0.9 W                       2.9
            Riverton Downtown                   2.7
            Riverton Weather Office             2.7
            Lander Airport                      2.6
            Fort Washakie 3.7 SE               2.4
           Lander 5.7 SW                      2.1
           Riverton 0.5 S                     2.1
           Riverton 1.0 SE                    2.1
           Lander 8.7 SSE                     2
           Boysen Dam                         0.7

Hot Springs
          Lucerne (Thermopolis 9 NE)         3.5
           Thermopolis 5.6 NNE                3.4
           Thermopolis 10.7 N                  3
           Thermopolis 8 WNW                  1.5
           Thermopolis                        0
           Thermopolis 0.9 SW                 0

Johnson
           Buffalo 4.1 SSW                    1.1
           Kaycee                             1
           Buffalo 13.2 SSE                   0.5
         Buffalo 1.8 NE                     0.4

Lincoln    Star Valley Ranch                  21.9
           Star Valley Ranch 0.3 WNW          21.5
           Smoot 4.9 SSE                      20
           Thayne 1.5 SE                      18.8
           Bedford 3 SE                       18
           Alpine 5.9 S                       17.2
           Cokeville                          14.0
           Afton                              12.2
           Kemmerer                           12

Natrona    Casper 9.7 WSW                     5.3
            Casper 0.7 NW                      5.1
           Powder River                       4
            Casper Airport                     3.7
           Casper 1 SW                        2.8
           Casper 4.3 WSW                     1.9

Park
            Pahaska                           16
           Lamar Ranger Station               15.2
           East Entrance YNP                  13.5
           Cody 2.4 WSW                       6
           Tower Falls R.S. YNP               5.3
           Cody                               5
           Meeteetse 2.0 SE                   4.5
           Cody 2.0 NE                        4
           Mammoth YNP                        3.1
           Clark                              2.5
           Powell 3.9 ENE                     2.2
           Cody 3.8 SE                        2
           Powell 0.9 W                       2
           Powell 4.2 SW                      2

Sublette
           Bondurant                          23.3
           Pinedale 25.9 NNW                  20
           Pinedale 13.8 NW (Daniel)          17.7
           Pinedale 1.9 WSW                   15.6
           Daniel                             13
           Pinedale 0.7 NNW                   12.6
           Pinedale 5.0 SE                    10.8
            Boulder                            7
           Boulder 3.8 NW                     5.8
           Big Piney 13.1 NE                  5.5

Sweetwater

           Wamsutter                          2.5
           Farson 2 NNE                       2
           Rock Springs 7.1 SSE               1.5
            Green River 1.1 SSE               0.4
           Green River                        0.3
           Green River 1.8 SSE                0.3
           Rock Springs 0.9 S                 0.2

Teton
           Moose NPS                          23.6
            Jackson 5.3 NW                    21.5
           Teton Village 1.6 NE               21.3
            Snake River R.S. YNP              20.3
           Wilson 2.6 SSW                     19.5
           Jackson 12.3 NE                    14.5
           Jackson Dam                        11.7
            Old Faithful YNP                   9
            Alta                               6.5
           Darwin Ranch                       6.4
           Jackson                            6.3

Washakie
           Ten Sleep 16 SSE                   3
           Worland 7.8 SW                     3
           Ten Sleep 4.8 NNW                  2.2
           Worland 9.6 N                      2
            Ten Sleep 0.3 SSW                 2
           Worland 14.4 SW                    1.7


Snowfall Totals from the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center

                                      Inches

Surprise Meadow  (6 NNW Moose)        37
Mid-Mountain  (2 NW Teton Village)    36
Rendezvous Bowl  (2 WNW Teton Village)35
Raymer  (3 NW Teton Village)          32
Chief Joseph  (5 ENE Alta)            25
Commissary Ridge  (10 ESE Smoot)      24
Box Y Ranch  (10 ENE Turnerville)     17
Blind Bull  (16 ENE Turnerville)      16
Togwotee Lodge                        13
Snow King  (1 S Jackson)              13
Base  (2 WNW Teton Village)           11
Brooks Lake  (23 NW Dubois)           10


The following snowfall reports are from SNOTEL sites.
Note: SnoTELS (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in
high mountain watersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are
estimated based on snow water equivalent.
                                              Elevation

...Yellowstone National Park...

Parker Peak (16 N Pahaska)             15     9400
Lewis Lake Divide (5 N S. Entrance)    11     7850
Sylvan Lake (8 W East Entrance)        11     8420
Sylvan Road (2 WSW East Entrance)      10     7120
Two Ocean Plateau (22 E South Entrance) 9   9240
Northeast Entrance                      7     7350
Canyon (1SW Canyon)                     7      7870
Thumb Divide (2 SSW Grant Village)      6     7980
West Yellowstone                        6     6700

...Absaroka Mountains...
Wolverine (7 NW Sunlight Basin)        15     7650
Blackwater (12 SE Pahaska)             14     9780
Burroughs Creek (11 N Dubois)          13     8750
Evening Star (13 WSW Sunlight Basin)   13     9200
Beartooth Lake (14 N Sunlight Basin)   12     9360
Younts Peak (19 SW Valley)             10     8350
Castle Creek (16 NE Dubois)             9     8400
Kirwin (20 SW Pitchfork)                8     9550
Marquette (15 SE Wapiti)                6     8760
Timber Creek (6 SW Pitchfork)           4     7950
Owl Creek (23 WSW Hamilton Dome)        3     8975

...West Bighorn Mountains...
Bone Springs (14 NE Shell)             8      9350
Powder River Pass (18 ENE Ten Sleep)   6      9480
Shell Creek (17 E Shell)               5      9580
Bald Mountain (19 N Shell)             4      9380
Middle Powder (12 SE Big Trails)       2      7760

...East Bighorn Mountains...
Hansen Sawmill (15 WSW Buffalo)        5      8360
Cloud Peak Reservoir (18 WNW Buffalo)  4      9859
Grave Springs (20 N Arminto)           4      8550
Bear Trap Meadow (14 WNW Mayoworth)    3      8200
Soldier Park (16 W Buffalo)            1      8720

...Teton Mountains and Gros Ventre...
Phillips Bench (2 NW Wilson)           27     8200
Grand Targhee (6 ENE Alta)             23     9260
Grassy Lake (8 W South Entrance)       22     7265
Snake River (South Entrance YNP)       22     6920
Loomis Park (14 E Bondurant)           21     8240
Granite Creek (10 N Bondurant)         20     6770
Togwotee Pass (23 ESE Moran Junction)  19     9580
Base Camp (8 NNE Moran Junction)       12     7030
Gros Ventre Summit (20 NE Bondurant)   9      8750

...West Wind River Mountains...
Kendall (20 E Bondurant)               21     7740
New Fork Lake (12 N Cora)              17     8340
Elkhart Park G.S. (11 NNE Pinedale)    16     9400
Gunsight Pass (16 SW Dubois)           15     9820
Big Sandy Opening (11 E Big Sandy)     13     9080
Larsen Creek (17 WNW South Pass City)  12     9000
Pocket Creek (6 NNE Big Sandy)         11     9360

...East Wind River Mountains...
Little Warm (6 WSW Dubois)             15     9370
Cold Springs (11 WSW Burris)           12     9630
South Pass (7 NNW South Pass City)     9      9040
Deer Park (10 NNW South Pass City)     8      9700
Hobbs Park (14 SW Fort Washakie)       7      10100
Townsend Creek (13 SW Lander)          5      8700
St. Lawrence Alt. (15 W Fort Washakie) 3      8640

...Casper Mountain...
Casper Mountain (7 S Casper)           6      7900
Reno Hill (22 SE Casper)               6      8400

...Salt & Wyoming Mountains...
Cottonwood Creek (6 ENE Smoot)         22  7670
Blind Bull Summit (16 ENE Turnerville) 21     8650
Snider Basin (20 NW Calpet)            21   8060
Hams Fork (15 ENE Cokeville)           19     7840
Triple Peak (17 ESE Turnerville)       18     8500
Willow Creek (3 SE Turnerville)        17     8380
Indian Creek (21 NE Cokeville)         16     9425
Spring Creek Divide (15 ESE Smoot)     16     9000
Salt River Summit (8 S Smoot)          13     7760
Kelley R.S. (15 NNE Cokeville)         12     8180



Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.