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2026-10-26 Quick Update Monday PM

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

The lookout

Bridger Bowl 18″ · 225%
Big Sky 5″ · 62%

2026–27 snowfall and percent of the station median to date, through Oct 25. Tracker →

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Model guidance

SpotWx ECMWF
SpotWx GFS
Bozeman GFS time-heights
Bridger GEFS plume
Big Sky GEFS plume
Bridger HRRR-Snow

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

Tropical Tidbits
Pivotal Weather
U. of Utah models
CPC 6–10 day
CPC 8–14 day

Live conditions

Northern Rockies radar
Great Falls (KTFX) radar
Bridger Bowl weather tables
Bridger Bowl webcams
NOHRSC snow analysis
Montana basin snowpack
Brackett Creek SNOTEL
Lone Mountain SNOTEL

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

Links

GNFAC avalanche center
NWS forecast discussion
NWS Great Falls
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Forecasts are experimental research products, not official guidance. Consult the NWS and the GNFAC before making decisions in the mountains.