Second US Ski Area Damaged By Wildfire This Summer
A second U.S. ski area has been struck by wildfire this summer, with Montana’s Maverick Mountain now facing severe damage as the fast‑moving Sand Creek Fire burns through the resort’s upper terrain.
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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 17 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | t-storm risk | clear | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | light rain | cloudy | t-storm risk | light rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 |
max °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
min °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
chill °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Humid % | 88 | 94 | 91 | 76 | 90 | 83 | 82 | 91 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 76 | 89 | 70 | 76 | 91 | 82 |
Freeze m | 5050 | 5150 | 5150 | 5100 | 5200 | 5100 | 5000 | 5000 | 4900 | 4850 | 4900 | 5000 | 4850 | 4850 | 4950 | 4950 | 5100 | 5150 |
 | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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