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Summer snow? Powder blankets parts of Wyoming

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 30, 2015

The heat wave hitting the East Coast has nothing on Wyoming when it comes to strange July weather.

A cold front moved through the state earlier this week, dumping rain on areas below 9,000 feet, but it was the area over 9,000 feet that had at most an accumulation of an inch of snow, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

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Most of the snow melted Monday, with a little sticking around until Tuesday.

Officials at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort said a July snow isn't totally unheard of, but hasn't happened in several years.

Skiers took to the resort's Facebook post to share their excitement.

7/28- The Tetons wake up to a fresh coat of July snow

Posted by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Tuesday, July 28, 2015

TODAY it’s snowing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Wait, it’s July 27th. #winteriscomingPhoto from tram operator Peter Landsman

Posted by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Monday, July 27, 2015

Winter is coming. July 27th and it's snowing in Jackson Hole.

Posted by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Monday, July 27, 2015

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