Geos Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Yeah it was a silly/pointless day and a half warm up. Went from 6-7 inches of snow to 3-4 inches. Little less in the more urban areas. The icy base of the snow is just becoming thicker. 19 days of straight snow cover now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 The mild temps yesterday slowly melted the snowpack, but it was the evening rain (0.30") that did the deed. So pissed that a pointless one day rainstorm and warmup destroyed the winter wonderland, but lasting snow depth simply doesn't happen in a strong nino, & I knew that going in. Calling depth 1", but plenty of bare spots. The drifty nature of this week is especially apparent now that most of it has melted. Just enough snow to remind you it is winter, but not enough to do anything with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 This silly one day warm up has decimated the snowpack across the southern half of lower Michigan. Still at least 6 inches of snow on the ground here, after having over a foot yesterday. Lake effect fluff melts ridiculously fast. 8 days of snow disappears after 1 day of warmth.We essentially went from a half foot to a patchy cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 The mild temps yesterday slowly melted the snowpack, but it was the evening rain (0.30") that did the deed. So pissed that a pointless one day rainstorm and warmup destroyed the winter wonderland, but lasting snow depth simply doesn't happen in a strong nino, & I knew that going in. Calling depth 1", but plenty of bare spots. The drifty nature of this week is especially apparent now that most of it has melted. Just enough snow to remind you it is winter, but not enough to do anything with. We essentially went from a half foot to a patchy cover. Meh. This routine of the snowpack taking a bigger hit than expected during these thaws/rain events happens more often than we give credit to. if there's any good news for those who are unhappy about this, the lake effect clouds should help to keep sublimation of the drifts and shovel/plow piles to a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I've learned to generally be pessimistic about snowpack retention during warmups/rain if it's fluffy. Even if it has higher water content, many hours of temps/dews well above freezing can eat it pretty effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_IN_Wx Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Received a surprise 0.4 inches of snow last night. Trace on the ground. Ready for spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Still holding onto about 5" here. We didn't get above freezing like many of you did a few days ago, and now we're back in the deep freeze. The snowpack isn't going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Meh. This routine of the snowpack taking a bigger hit than expected during these thaws/rain events happens more often than we give credit to. if there's any good news for those who are unhappy about this, the lake effect clouds should help to keep sublimation of the drifts and shovel/plow piles to a minimum. I agree. As Hoosier said, when a thaw of any kind is on the way pessimism is the way to go regards to snowpack. It hasnt mattered in recent years because theres been so much deep snowpack. Realistically, an "average" snowpack will mostly melt during a typical thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Had a nice time on the local slopes this morning. Definitely plenty of cover still going on. Sled turning twenty this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 long gone outside deepest sleet drifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland_WX Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 there is spots of bare grass and then where the drifts piled up there is still two- three inches.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Well, now we have over a 6 inch pack of glacier/icy snow...so that SHOULD be harder to melt in future thaws. Perhaps by the end of this winter my area will just have layer after layer of glaciated snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 All that is left is few driveway piles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I am at around 20" imby, the rain and warmth did settle quite a bit of what we had. Also did pickup a quick 2 1/2" once the rain switched back over to snow yesterday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcaine Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osubrett2 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 lol, the "deepest" the snowpack so far was 2" on 1/13 and 1/14. Other than that, 2 days of 1" pack and a few other random days of patchy snowcover. I have forgotten what true snowpiles look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 With potentially a more snowy pattern coming, I thought I would rehash this thread. So, in driving around today, I'd say we still have more snow cover than I thought we did after this thaw. Probably about 70% snow cover still, consisting of a couple inches of ice and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I still have a 20"+ glacier for a snow pack imby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 With potentially a more snowy pattern coming, I thought I would rehash this thread. So, in driving around today, I'd say we still have more snow cover than I thought we did after this thaw. Probably about 70% snow cover still, consisting of a couple inches of ice and snow. I was only about 75 miles north of your area this past weekend and there was at least 20" of snow in the high ground south of Mesick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I was only about 75 miles north of your area this past weekend and there was at least 20" of snow in the high ground south of Mesick. Mesick is over 100 miles away. This winter has been wretched in this area...especially when compared to about Baldwin and north. No snow until the New Year, two weeks of snow, and then the past two weeks have just been one assault after another on the snow we did pick up. Snow completely disappears just south of here towards Grand Rapids and Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Mesick is over 100 miles away. This winter has been wretched in this area...especially when compared to about Baldwin and north. No snow until the New Year, two weeks of snow, and then the past two weeks have just been one assault after another on the snow we did pick up. Snow completely disappears just south of here towards Grand Rapids and Holland. I was about 20 miles south of Mesick Saturday and there was 20" or more of snow so that's not very far to go from looking like the dead of winter to Spring is almost here type weather. You would think with the lake wide open like it is that your area would have been getting some good lake effect snow being so close to the lake. The northern lower towns close to lake MI don't seem to be doing to bad compared to average snow fall wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 So excited to get out of this snowless hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I was about 20 miles south of Mesick Saturday and there was 20" or more of snow so that's not very far to go from looking like the dead of winter to Spring is almost here type weather. You would think with the lake wide open like it is that your area would have been getting some good lake effect snow being so close to the lake. The northern lower towns close to lake MI don't seem to be doing to bad compared to average snow fall wise. It's been one low after another moving too far north to give us much...and with such a lack of cold air available this winter, there hasn't been much instability to perk up lake effect snow. Then, all of the synoptic systems have been passing overhead, giving those just north some snow, while we get mixed crap or rain. It's just been a pissy winter around here. You can tell the difference mile by mile heading north to south though. Like I said, I have SOME snowcover here, while Allendale, Grand Rapids, Holland, etc... don't have really any left. So excited to get out of this snowless hell. Da Youpee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 This past weekend we lost about half of the 12" that fell on GHD. Snow depth at 6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 It's been one low after another moving too far north to give us much...and with such a lack of cold air available this winter, there hasn't been much instability to perk up lake effect snow. Then, all of the synoptic systems have been passing overhead, giving those just north some snow, while we get mixed crap or rain. It's just been a pissy winter around here. You can tell the difference mile by mile heading north to south though. Like I said, I have SOME snowcover here, while Allendale, Grand Rapids, Holland, etc... don't have really any left. Da Youpee? Made that a couple days ago. The only sucky thing -- Friday and Saturday will not get above zero. Saturday will be around -10F at 2pm, low of -29F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 What's ironic? Some areas of Michigan and in better shape today than the same date last year. Look at Gaylord and northern Wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 This past weekend we lost about half of the 12" that fell on GHD. Snow depth at 6". Wow. That's ridiculous. You guys must have really torched up there. Jonger, you go up far! Wow. That won't be enjoyable in that cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The route is still up in the air. I'm not exactly thrilled that all the fresh snow is in the UP. Getting snow reports in northern Ontario isn't easy, I'm forced to rely on satellite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The route is still up in the air. I'm not exactly thrilled that all the fresh snow is in the UP. Getting snow reports in northern Ontario isn't easy, I'm forced to rely on satellite. I just heard on the news that Painesdale in Keweenaw has a snow depth of 44". highest in the US east of the rockies. still around 30" here. last March I peaked at 52". don't think that's in the cards this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 We are bailing on Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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