Idaho, 2025Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 4 to 6, 2025
December 4 to 6, 2025 · NWS PIH · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
A wet Pacific storm system dropped over 10 inches of snow in elevations above 6500 feet.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
A wet Pacific storm system dropped over 10 inches of snow in elevations above 6500 feet.
Heavy Snow, Southern Hills-Albion Mountains
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Hills-Albion Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.284, -113.600 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Estimated SNOTEL snowfall amounts were 19.4 inches at Bostetter Ranger Station and 18.5 inches at Howell Canyon.
Heavy Snow, Marsh and Arbon Highlands
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Marsh and Arbon Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.838, -112.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Estimated SNOTEL snowfall amounts were 18.2 inches at Sedgwick Peak and 12.1 inches at Wildhorse Divide.
Heavy Snow, Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.188, -112.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 13.1 inches of snow fell at the Oxford Springs SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Bear River Range
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Bear River Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.412, -111.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 23.2 inches at Emigrant Summit and 20.7 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Range
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Caribou Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.815, -111.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 14 inches at Giveout, 14.4 inches at Slug Creek Divide and 13.3 inches at Somsen Ranch. The COOP observer 2 mile east of Swan Valley recorded 10.5 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Big Hole Mountains
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big Hole Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 43.644, -111.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 17.2 inches of snow fell at the Pine Creek Pass SNOTEL site. Seven inches fell west of Victor reported by a trained spotter.
Heavy Snow, Centennial Mountains-Island Park
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Centennial Mountains-Island Park forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -111.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Estimated snowfall amounts at SNOTEL sites were 10.4 inches at Crab Creek, 12.7 inches at Island Park, and 10.4 inches at White Elephant. The Island Park COOP observer recorded 9.3 inches of snow and 8 inches was reported at Macks Inn.
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth-Stanley Basin
- When
- December 4, 8:00 PM MST to December 6, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth-Stanley Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 43.826, -114.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 25.1 inches of snow fell at the Vienna Mine SNOTEL site.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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