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'Winter wonderland': Almost 8 inches of snow falls at Mt. Spokane

A Winter Storm Warning was in effect for mountains and passes of northern Washington and North Idaho throughout the weekend.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Most of the weekend snow has melted around the Spokane area on Monday morning but the mountains could see it stick around for at least a few days.

KREM's Evan Nooranic called the eight inches of snowfall at Mt. Spokane a "winter wonderland." The elevation at Mt. Spokane is about 5,800 feet. 

Other mountains and passes in northern Washington and North Idaho saw between 8 to 18 inches of accumulating snow and wind gusts up to 45 mph during the weekend storm. Wind chills were in the lower teens and 20s. 

Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint saw four inches of snowfall over the weekend. Though the ski resort is not expecting snow on Monday, more could fall throughout the weekend.

Schweitzer is still planning to open on Nov. 29 if weather permits. 

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The September snow storm hit the Inland Northwest and Inter Mountain West over the weekend weekend. As polar air along with an incoming storm system combined for the extremely rare fall snowfall, Saturday morning brought heavy rain and snow for much of the Inland Northwest.

On Saturday, Mountain tops and passes started to see snowfall early Saturday morning, while Spokane and Kootenai County saw snowfall starting around 9 a.m.

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Places above 3,000 feet of elevation received heavy snowfall. The National Weather Service predicted accumulations of 8 to 14 inches.

Snow was seen falling in Post Falls, Idaho. Viewers also saw snow around parts of Spokane. 

The National Weather Service in Spokane reminded travelers to be cautious, as snow begins to accumulate in higher elevations.

Crews reported that some trees fell on Sherman Pass due to the weight of the snow and harsh winds . WSDOT says resources are being utilized from Colville to help plow the snow. 

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