U.P. Snow Totals Dec 10th

Snowstorm arrives with a punch

Above: Portage Lake Lift Bridge 12.11.24 - ice starting to form

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NEWS:

UP Snowmobile Trail Re-route in Wakefield per Gogebic Range Trail Authority - ORV & Snowmobile Club “trail 8 park and ride in Wakefield to the east is now closed because a land owner pulled the use permit”. “We are currently working on a re route through the city of Wakefield. More information will be announced as soon as possible!”

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11:45pm(12.11.24) Road Closure due to blowing snow M95 to M77 (Seney Stretch) https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=995646352599892&set=a.299380268893174

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1:35am (12.12.24) Road closure due to blowing snow M95 Shingleton to Manistique https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=995692822595245&set=a.299380268893174

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Marquette Mountain Ski hill opens today. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=556174050502680&set=a.159288416857914

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Winter is off to a good start

This winter is certainly on a track to become one to remember for years to come. There is a lot of winter to be had yet, so hold on tight, with cool Arctic air, Lake Superior, and a few wrenches thrown in we could be in for a doozy, good for some, maybe not so delightful for others.

I myself love a good snowstorm and a winter to remember. Winter is magical and it’s what makes the Upper Peninsula the U.P. we love so much, without winter it just wouldn’t be the same. I do understand how some say, “keep it up there”, “you can have it”, “pretty to look at, but not for me”, I do understand, but I don’t fully understand, at least not yet. I haven’t found a winter I didn’t like, even last year with our lack of snow, I still found it beautiful and enjoyable, even with the lack of that white gold.

Above: pano just outside South Range 12.11.24

So far most if not all snow stations in the Upper Peninsula are ahead of last season snow totals as of now and it appears that it might stay that way for most of them until the last snowflake falls in April or May.

Today’s measurable snow was super light and easy to shovel it was like lifting air, I think, I haven’t lifted air before so I really wouldn’t know, but I know it was light, much lighter than the snow we saw a few days ago.

I drove through the heaviest snowfall I’ve seen for about 4 years here in the U.P. I was going to drive up to Toivola for a LIVE drive on facebook but I only got a few miles outside of Painesdale before I decided to turn back, snow was just to heavy and I didn’t have a purpose other than to show how much snow was out in Toivola. I decided it was safer to just turn around, plus you really couldn’t see much of anything as well. To watch the video you can watch it here.

I am hoping that tomorrow if time allows I will be able to get up to the Twin Lakes and Toivola area to do a LIVE video on facebook.

Tomorrow should have some good snow totals. The snowbands are slamming the Keweenaw and Munising area tonight. Let’s just hope there isn’t much of a warmup early next week and we don’t see rain which is expected Monday before it cools off again Tuesday with another lake effect snow blast starting Wednesday.

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Above: Calumet/Tamarack snow station 12.11.24 - 69.5 inches of snow (season)