48 inches of fresh snow today across regions of Montana, Idaho, and Alaska bringing some much needed snow to the regions. Mountains across Montana like Peterson Meadows and Barker Lakes are reporting fresh snow this morning with Peterson Meadows coated in 8 inches of powder since yesterday. bringing snowpack depths at Peterson Meadows to 56 inches Barker Lakes reported 7 inches of fresh snow, causing snowpacks to rise up to 64 inches.

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Learn More:
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/types.html
https://backcountryaccess.com/learn-avalanche-safety/
http://www.avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/avalanches/