The Beautiful Place In Montana Where Snow Is Still Falling
By Jessica Wick|Published June 24, 2019
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Jessica Wick is a writer and travel enthusiast who loves exploring new places, meeting new people and, of course, beautiful Big Sky Country and every part of Washington State.
In some parts of the country, the first day of summer means flip-flops, short sleeves, and sunglasses. In Montana, it could mean anything. It’s not uncommon to hear of snow falling in the Treasure State in June, and if you’ve been in West Yellowstone recently, you may have seen it firsthand.
West Yellowstone is one of the gateways to Yellowstone National Park.
The area averages 182 inches of snow per year - a far cry from the national average of 26 inches - and while summers are often bright and sunny, they're still snowy on occasion.
On June 21, the first official day of summer 2019, news broke that it was snowing at Yellowstone National Park.
It can (and does) snow any time of the year at Yellowstone National Park, but it was also snowing in the city of West Yellowstone.
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It stayed snowy in West Yellowstone well into spring, which is pretty much par for the course; however, no one expected eight inches to fall on the first day of summer.
While this much snowfall isn't completely unheard of in late June, you'll typically only see a small dusting of white powder that melts almost as soon as it hits the ground.
Snow isn't in the forecast for West Yellowstone in the near future... however, we all know that in Montana, that doesn't mean much.
Regardless of how much we’re yearning for warm weather, we do have to admit that we’ll be grateful for any and all precipitation when we’re in the midst of wildfire season – anything that helps protect our natural splendor is a good thing!
If you’ll be in West Yellowstone this summer, there’s no guarantee of seeing snow. But if you check out the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center while you’re in town, you’ll certainly have a great time.
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