Winter storm to bury mountain passes this weekend
<p>Vehicles head down snowy Marias Pass near Skyland Road on U.S. 2 on Tuesday. The National Weather Service is predicting 15 to 20 inches of snow above 7,000 feet and possible flooding in the valleys. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News.</p>
A round of winter weather will create tricky travel conditions across Western Montana beginning Friday through the weekend.
Heavy mountain snow is likely, with lighter amounts expected in the Flathead and Mission valleys.
"It's going to come in waves," warned meteorologist Kevin Shive with the National Weather Service in Missoula.
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