2+ Feet of Snow Will Hit Utah, Wyoming, and Montana This Week

This cycle has a clean handoff.

Utah opens first Tuesday night (March 31) into Wednesday (April 1) with a warm, dense storm that favors the Cottonwoods and Brighton, then a colder second round keeps snow going into Friday. The Northern Rockies are quieter at first, but the stronger late-week wave looks better aimed there and should deliver the best quality snow by the end of the period.

Confidence is highest from Tuesday evening, March 31, through Friday afternoon, April 3, 2026.

Utah is the fastest play for fresh snow, but central Idaho, western Wyoming, and southwest Montana should take over late Thursday into Friday as snow levels crash, winds ease back, and the snow turns lighter.

Keep reading for a resort breakdown.

Ski Resort Snowfall Totals: Tuesday, March 31-Friday, April 3, 2026

• Schweitzer, ID: 7-11 inches
• Jackson Hole, WY: 12-18 inches
• Big Sky, MT: 12-20 inches
• Brundage, ID: 13-20 inches
• Grand Targhee, WY: 17-26 inches
• Solitude, UT: 17-26 inches
• Brighton, UT: 19-29 inches
• Snowbird, UT: 21-32 inches
• Alta Ski Area, UT: 22-34 inches

Storm Timing and Discussion

The first push arrives Tuesday evening and runs through Wednesday in Utah. The guidance is fairly well aligned on timing, and it is also aligned with this being the warmer part of the cycle, with snow levels mostly around 7,500-8,500 feet and heavier snow outside the highest terrain.

Amounts still spread wider than ideal, but the common signal is strong enough to lean into the Cottonwoods and Brighton, where Alta can reach 11-16 inches by Wednesday evening, Snowbird 11-15 inches, and Brighton 9-13 inches. The Northern Rockies get a lesser version of that first wave, with Big Sky around 5-8 inches and Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole closer to 3-5 inches.

A short lull follows, then the colder, stronger wave builds Wednesday night and remains active through Friday. Here, the guidance is converging well on the timing and on a meaningful drop in snow levels, from roughly 6,000-8,000 feet early Thursday to near the valley floors by late Thursday night into Friday. The bigger question is intensity, not whether it snows, and Utah still looks productive with another 11-18 inches at Alta, 11-17 inches at Snowbird, and 10-16 inches at Brighton and Solitude. The catch is the wind: exposed terrain in Utah will see gusts of 40-55 mph on Thursday before conditions improve and the snow turns lighter Thursday night.

The late-period edge shifts north. The guidance is more compelling from central Idaho into western Wyoming and southwest Montana from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning, with Brundage around 11-16 inches in the colder phase, Big Sky 13-22 inches, Grand Targhee 13-21 inches, and Jackson Hole 8-13 inches. Timing agreement is solid, snow levels trend steadily lower, and wind impacts look more manageable than in Utah, so the best overall skiing should move into the Northern Rockies late Thursday and especially Friday.

Daily Chase Recommendations

Each day’s snowfall range combines the previous night (4 p.m.-8 a.m.) and that day (8 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Alta and Snowbird are the clear Wednesday call with 10-15 inches of heavy to moderate snow, and the best turns will be higher on the mountain where the warm storm does the least damage.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Brundage stands out on Thursday with 9-15 inches of moderate snow, cooler snow levels, and less wind damage than most of the field.

Alta and Snowbird still work well on Thursday with 6-10 inches on top of Wednesday’s snow, but expect exposed terrain to ski rougher in strong wind before conditions improve late.

Friday, April 3, 2026

Big Sky is the top Friday target with 10-16 inches of fluffy snow and the deepest two-day stack in the forecast.

Grand Targhee is close behind Friday with 7-12 inches of fluffy snow and a strong storm total that should keep soft snow spread across the mountain.

Extended Outlook

After Friday, the pattern relaxes quickly. The weekend trends much drier and warmer across Utah and most of the Northern Rockies, with only a few lingering mountain snow showers early Saturday before coverage fades. Beyond that, the broader signal still leans warmer than normal with limited precipitation, although there is a lower-confidence chance for a minor Northern Rockies refresh around April 9-11 while Utah looks mostly dry.

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