- Guardsmen activated to help ease Northern Idaho snow emergency. Idaho Statesman.
- North Idaho awaits more snow. Six counties across state declare emergencies between storms. By Simon Shifrin. AP
- Avalanches close U.S. 12 across the north central Idaho mountains. By the Missoulian
- High avalanche danger for Boise National Forest. KTVB
- Wyoming battles high winds to clear I-80. Laramie Boomerang.
- Jackson Hole in January: Ten feet of snow and counting. USA Today.
- I-90 reopens; long delays possible. HeraldNet. I-90 was snowed close. I-99 crosses the Cascades in Washington and is the major travel route from Western to Eastern Washington and SE into Eastern Oregon.
- Oregon: Snow slides trap trucks, force closure of Santiam Pass. Register-Guard.
- Intense Snow Closes I-5 Freeway in Oregon and Northern California. Salem-News.com
- Two-hour Amtrak ride becomes 12-hour nightmare across Sierras. SFGate.com
- Oregon, Washington snow packs potential for flooding if rains come. Sunday, February 03, 2008. By Stuart Tomlinson. Oregonian.
- Utah snowpack: Levels exceed historical averages statewide. by Brandon Loomis. Salt Lake Tribune
- Avalanche blocks traffic on Interstate 90 at Lookout Pass. Missoulian. Lookout Pass is the Idaho/Montana border.
- Feb. 6. Workers blast section around I-90, but fail to force avalanche. By John Cramer. Missoulian
February 3, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Check this out “Humans banned on lands near Gunnison”
http://origin.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8109392
They must be getting really nervous about Gunnison sage grouse listing.
February 3, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Any chance they are going to try to blame the snow on wolves?
February 3, 2008 at 9:33 PM
probably! and also that it is proof there is no global warming/climate change.
February 4, 2008 at 7:51 AM
Great news. Snowpack has been way down in the northern Rockies. Hopefully you guys don’t get another warm spring that melts the stuff.
February 4, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Hopefully we don’t get a shift in the jet stream any time soon. We’re (in Idaho) only about 70-75% of only a normal water year so far with only a couple more months to go.