October 2026 — The Cold Smoke Report

October 2026

2026-10-16 When should I do my winter tire swap?
2026-10-12 Snow Day!
2026-10-10 Incoming
2026-10-07 Weekend Snow
2026-10-05 Welcome & What does El Niño mean for our Snow?

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Snowfall forecasts for skiers and snowboarders in southwest Montana. More →

The lookout

Bridger Bowl 14″ · 350%
Big Sky 4″ · 100%

2026–27 snowfall and percent of the station median to date, through Oct 15. Tracker →

Recent posts

When should I do my winter tire swap? Oct 16
Snow Day! Oct 12
Incoming Oct 10
Weekend Snow Oct 7
Welcome & What does El Niño mean for our Snow? Oct 5

Blog archive

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October 5

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Model guidance

Point forecasts centered on Bridger Bowl; the Utah links always load the latest run. HRRR-Snow is experimental and takes about a minute to plot.

Model maps & outlooks

Live conditions

Brackett Creek (7,370′) and Lone Mountain (8,820′) are the stations used for the tracker and climatology.

Links