Frederic / Gaylord Area Trail Report – Sledheads of Frederic – 02/28
Close to toast is my assesment of the trails. Sunny and 34 in Frederic this morning. Trail crossings looked not so good on the way here this morning. Today is the last day of February, Only had one group of sleds ride into here yesterday and their pics are below here. Hoping there will be some riders stopping in on their way back from the U.P. today for a pit stop..Only 2 miles off exit 264. Last year I had a few sales the first few days of March and its looking like it might be the same this year. We never even had a March storm last year, maybe this year we will get that. The trouble with that is riders from downstate cant get here in time to enjoy a storm like that as it only lasts a day or two……Like the song says we just have to be “ridin the storm out”…… Thanks for checking in. Pete <> Visit Sledheads of Frederic on Facebook >>>> <> WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A long-lived lake effect snow event will develop Thursday evening through the weekend. Several inches to even a foot of snowfall accumulations are expected to impact the typical west-northwest snow belt regions, while lesser amounts are expected elsewhere. Please use caution with any of your holiday travel plans this weekend and if you need any additional information, please visit www.weather.gov/apx for any weather info! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #traversecity #petoskeyA long-lived lake effect snow event will develop Thursday evening through the weekend. Several inches to even a foot of snowfall accumulations are expected to impact the typical west-northwest snow belt regions, while lesser amounts are expected elsewhere. Please use caution with any of your holiday travel plans this weekend and if you need any additional information, please visit www.weather.gov/apx for any weather info! WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A few snow showers across the fingers of the Mitten early this morning will diminish…but lake effect will linger for the eastern Yoop into this evening, where another couple inches or so of snow could accumulate north of M-28. Highs today will be in the seasonable thirties, making it one of the warmer days out of the next several. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #traversecity #petoskeyA few snow showers across the fingers of the Mitten early this morning will diminish…but lake effect will linger for the eastern Yoop into this evening, where another couple inches or so of snow could accumulate north of M-28. Highs today will be in the seasonable thirties, making it one of the warmer days out of the next several. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Lake effect snowfall will taper off this evening for northern lower. However; additional accumulations of 2-4 inches are expected for areas north of M-28. Please use caution tonight if you plan on traveling along areas of eastern upper! #miweather #gaylord #straitsarea #soo #newberryLake effect snowfall will taper off this evening for northern lower. However; additional accumulations of 2-4 inches are expected for areas north of M-28. Please use caution tonight if you plan on traveling along areas of eastern upper! GAYLORD AREA UPDATE via Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> Snow in Gaylord this morning from my dad, Ken! #snowphotos #gaylord WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A lot of good snowfall totals in the comments of this post. Looks like the Sault Ste. Marie area did the best with around 6 to 8 inches and 7 to 8 inches in the Newberry Area. A couple of inches in the Gaylord area. And then just rain and snow mixes elsewhere in Northern Lower Michigan with negligible accumulations. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #traversecity #petoskey #soo #straitsarea #newberryIf you got snow last night, we'd love for you to tell us how much you got! Please include a rough time of when your measurement was taken, how long the snow was falling, your locations, and if possible, a picture of a ruler in the snow. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> Accumulating snow is expected to continue into tonight with the highest snowfall rates/ worst travel conditions expected most likely between 6pm and 11pm this evening. Snow will continue into Tuesday with high uncertainty on where the heaviest lake effect snow could set up– Stay tuned for forecast updates and use caution while traveling! #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #traversecity #petoskeyAccumulating snow is expected to continue into tonight with the highest snowfall rates/ worst travel conditions expected most likely between 6pm and 11pm this evening. Snow will continue into Tuesday with high uncertainty on where the heaviest lake effect snow could set up– Stay tuned for forecast updates and use caution while traveling! #miwx UPDATE via Sledheads of Frederic , Michigan Snowmobiling >> One week to go until the trails open…..fat chance of there being any snow , so my best guess is the wait will be on. To bad we dont have the problem they have in South Dakota where they have snow but trails dont open till the 15th of December. The best day of riding that I had last year was on November 28 when Big John and I got in a nice 60 mile ride after a nice dumping of snow that morning. Everyone always asks me what I think the season is going to be like and my standard answer is I will tell you in April. I need to get some time in at Sledheads and get the front room ready for the season as I tend to let it get a little messy during the summer when I am not open. I put the winter signage back up last week on a nice 60 degree day. I picked up trail permits this week too but I am not putting one on my sled till we have rideable snow. I did see both Kalkaska and Grayling groomers out doing trail maintenance in the past month or so. Thats about it for now. Thanks for checking in. Pete #gaylord #grayling frederic-mi.com WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> A clipper system will bring our first decent shot at accumulating snowfall for the eastern UP, where 3 to 6 inches…or even a little more in a few localized spots…could fall by Tuesday morning…with the worst conditions expected between 5 and 10pm. This system appears to be more straightforward than the previous one. Be careful and leave extra time for traveling as we are all trying to get used to driving in the snow again. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #traversecity #petoskey #straitsarea #soo #newberryA clipper system will bring our first decent shot at accumulating snowfall for the eastern UP, where 3 to 6 inches…or even a little more in a few localized spots…could fall by Tuesday morning…with the worst conditions expected between 5 and 10pm. This system appears to be more straightforward than the previous one. Be careful and leave extra time for traveling as we are all trying to get used to driving in the snow again. WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan >> 8:40 AM ET radar update: Widespread stratiform rain near central MI and in the lower elevations, with a wintery mix over the hills of northern lower, and snow near the tip of the mitt, eastern upper, and in the highest elevations. Precipitation will continue through the day and should remain light. Heavier precipitation will likely be this evening and tonight over areas north of M-55. Take the morning commute slow, and stay tuned for more forecast details. #miweather #gaylord #cadillac #benzie #traversecity #petoskey WEATHER UPDATE via Midwest Weather >> ~First Polar Front Thanksgiving~ <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>Postings From Regional Pages On Facebook
The first polar front will sweep through the Midwest on Thanksgiving day bringing temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. Lows below zero are expected for some across the north and in the single digits down to I80. Highs this weekend will only be in the single digits and teens for areas down to I80. Dangerous wind chills of -20 degrees or colder are increasingly likely, especially north of I90. The graphic below shows the temperatures on Sunday morning.
Another polar front will move through next week bringing even colder temperatures. Expect reinforcing shots of very cold air over the next couple of weeks. #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #petoskey #gaylord #cadillac #traversecity~First Polar Front Thanksgiving~
The first polar front will sweep through the Midwest on Thanksgiving day bringing temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. Lows below zero are expected for some across the north and in the single digits down to I80. Highs this weekend will only be in the single digits and teens for areas down to I80. Dangerous wind chills of -20 degrees or colder are increasingly likely, especially north of I90. The graphic below shows the temperatures on Sunday morning.
Another polar front will move through next week bringing even colder temperatures. Expect reinforcing shots of very cold air over the next couple of weeks.
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