»Frederic / Gaylord Area Trail Report – Sledheads of Frederic – 02/16
Frederic / Gaylord Area Trail Report – Sledheads of Frederic – 02/16
FREDERIC / GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic – 02/16
About 1 more inch fell since my update yesterday. From my cameras I could still see the one set of car tracks thru my drive at Sledheads. So I am still sticking with my thoughts from yesterday that it would only be kind of good for the first couple sleds thru.
I see all kinds of posts on people that want to or are coming up to ride saying its only carbides and slides, all I know is I wouldnt take my sled out with what we have. I dont like it anymore than everyone else but thats just the way it is.
On a brighter note I met Trevor Gruhn yesterday who is a regular reader from down by Kzoo. I fixed him up with a new Sledheads T and sweatshirt. He like everyone else wishes there was more snow too. We need a really heavy duty system snow to hit us. I talked to David over at the swamp last night and he said he only had 2 sleds in all day yesterday and that was about 9 last night.
Thanks for checking in and if you do ride please ride safely. Pete
WEATHER UPDATE via 9&10 News >> Clipper and lake effect snow on the way tonight through Thursday morning. Snow amounts could stack up quickly for areas of the U.P. through the Northwest Lower Peninsula thanks to this clipper and gusty Southwest winds. Snow totals are tonight though Thursday morning. #miweather #gaylord#cadillac#traversecity#petoskey #soo #newberryClipper and lake effect snow on the way tonight through Thursday morning. Snow amounts could stack up quickly for areas of the U.P. through the Northwest Lower Peninsula thanks to this clipper and gusty Southwest winds. Snow totals are tonight though Thursday morning. ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Lake effect + clipper system + lake effect = a hard forecast! But, here we go! It'll be very windy as well, especially later Wednesday into Thursday. We could have gusts over 40mph over land and 50mph over the lakes and lakeshore areas. This is will cause extremely difficult travel yet again. We'll have light snow Wednesday morning for the commute with heavy snow in the existing lake effect heavy prone areas. The Wednesday evening commute looks like garbage since we'll have strong winds and heavy snow coming down for ALL areas of Michigan. Then, we'll switch back over to lake effect areas by Thursday am. #miweather #keweenaw#westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea#gaylord#cadillac#traversecity#petoskeyLake effect + clipper system + lake effect = a hard forecast! But, here we go!
It'll be very windy as well, especially later Wednesday into Thursday. We could have gusts over 40mph over land and 50mph over the lakes and lakeshore areas. This is will cause extremely difficult travel yet again.
We'll have light snow Wednesday morning for the commute with heavy snow in the existing lake effect heavy prone areas. The Wednesday evening commute looks like garbage since we'll have strong winds and heavy snow coming down for ALL areas of Michigan. Then, we'll switch back over to lake effect areas by Thursday am. ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> MORE THAN A FOOT MORE snow coming to localized areas tonight through Tuesday! Then, a clipper system with MORE lake effect Thursday. Beyond that I do see warm-up. However, we'll be on the storm track so we could get some shots of rain turning to snow. It looks active! I do apologize, I ran out of time for drawing my own snow maps tonight. However, the HRRR has done wonderfully with the lake effect so far. I will gladly endorse what it suggests for potential snow tonight and tomorrow. I'll be issuing my own map tomorrow for Wednesday night / Thursday's clipper system and lake effect, though! We ain't done yet, y'all! #miweather #keweenaw#westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea#gaylord... See MoreSee Less
GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Great Lakes Weather & Climate >> ❄️ One more quick visit to the trail webcam near Gaylord this morning (12/2) as a tractor is out grooming the trail for snowmobile riders. Any trail experts care to let us know what this tractor implement is officially called? #gaylord#snowphotos... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Northern Michigan, let's see those pictures! Who was buried the most this weekend? Our total snowfall here at the office has now climbed to 43.7" since Thanksgiving morning, and it's still snowing. (Snow photos in the comments....) #gaylord#cadillac#traversecity#petoskey#snowphotos #miweatherNorthern Michigan, let's see those pictures! Who was buried the most this weekend? Our total snowfall here at the office has now climbed to 43.7" since Thanksgiving morning, and it's still snowing. ... See MoreSee Less
WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Ongoing heavy lake effect snow will continue to organize. Snowfall totals of 12-18" are expected across areas southeast of Grand Traverse Bay near Kalkaska. Localized amounts of 18"+ are possible by Monday morning. Snowfall rates of 1" to 3" per hour will lead to rapid accumulations on roads and near-zero visibility underneath heaviest banding, creating dangerous travel conditions. Use extreme caution if traveling on M-72, M-66, and US-131 near the Kalkaska area this evening and tonight. #miweather #gaylord#cadillac#traversecity#petoskeyOngoing heavy lake effect snow will continue to organize. Snowfall totals of 12-18" are expected across areas southeast of Grand Traverse Bay near Kalkaska. Localized amounts of 18"+ are possible by Monday morning. Snowfall rates of 1" to 3" per hour will lead to rapid accumulations on roads and near-zero visibility underneath heaviest banding, creating dangerous travel conditions. Use extreme caution if traveling on M-72, M-66, and US-131 near the Kalkaska area this evening and tonight. ... See MoreSee Less