Summary

For the upcoming winter season, an El Niño looks to be in store and with current oceanic readings showing it gaining strength, it looks particularly potent. In this first post of the 2023-24 season, I’ll look at historical SWE numbers from the past 7 El Nino Winters at SNOTEL sites near 6 of Montana’s more popular areas/resorts to look for possible clues for what we might expect this winter.

Short Term Forecast