Paradise Area Trail Report – 01/05
January 5, 2022 It was 24 degrees with the wind howling outa the NE when I crawled outa bed at 0630. Its now 0930 and 19 degrees with the wind still a blowing but it is snowing pretty hard now! Its gonna be hard to tell how much snow we get by the end of the day but "they" are calling for 3-6 for around here. Here`s what we got going today…… About the only thing we have planned is grooming around the Point trails #452 and #453. We`ll do more tomorrow after we see how much snow we get today. We are still runnin a little thin in spots. Yesterdays run south of the river mouth went well, although Groomer Dave M. said that was the roughest ride he`s ever had in a groomer! He did say there is a couple wet spots on the power line and a couple in the Federal Forest section so watch out for them. He did leave all the gates open. Thats about all I have to report on the trails but I do have a couple of special shout-outs to give. A big thanks goes out to the Chippewa Snow-Chasers out of Strongs for helping us out on trail #8 south of Lakeshore Dr. They groomed that 5-6 mile section a few times until we could get thru all of our water trouble areas. Another big thanks to the couple out of the Soo that stopped and helped Groomer Dave M. clear brush off the trail yesterday. He`s sorry he didn`t catch your names but says a huge THANKS. Its kinda hard to believe this doesn`t happen very often. We have often had people just sit on their sleds and watch us work! Let me tell you a secret. If we are blocking the trail with a groomer and brushing and all you do is sit there and watch, we are working twice as slow! One more thing I want to bring up. In yesterdays report I said you could ride on the UNPLOWED portion of M-123 to access Paradise from the south. I am not condoning this practice all the time, just until we can get the swamp trail open. I saw a couple comments saying this is NOT legal. If anybody from the law enforcement community would like to clarify this I would appreciate it. Write a comment on our FB page please. LET `ER SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <> <> Visit Paradise Area Night Riders on Facebook >>>> <> 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 Midwest Weather >> ~First Polar Front Thanksgiving~ FROM Meteorologist Brad Sugden >> I need to post this image again because WOW. I can't recall the last time nearly all of the United States was forecast to be below average. FROM U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) >> Turning our attention to the end of the month🥶 FROM Grand Marais Sno-Trails Assoc. >> Great turn out this morning. A beautiful day to be out on the trails...don't forget to get your raffle ticket! #grandmarais #newberry WEATHER UPDATE via US National Weather Service Marquette Michigan >> Here's a map of observed snow totals from the recent storm. Snow totals ranged from little to nothing along the Superior shoreline due to the warm lake temperatures, to 2 feet plus in the higher terrain of Marquette and Baraga Counties. Thank you to everyone who submitted reports! <> Latest Trail Reports – Quick Links <>
All I have for now. Lets hope we get dumped on ALL day today.
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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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Before anyone gets on the "SEE CLIMATE CHANGE IS FAKE" train... one of these below average maps DOES NOT negate the other 500 above average ones. Trends, folks. Trends. Nothing is a straight line. The warming temperature trend line is full of peaks and valleys with an overall increasing trend. 🙂 #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsarea #petoskey #gaylord #cadillac #traversecityI need to post this image again because WOW. I can't recall the last time nearly all of the United States was forecast to be below average.
Before anyone gets on the "SEE CLIMATE CHANGE IS FAKE" train... one of these below average maps DOES NOT negate the other 500 above average ones. Trends, folks. Trends. Nothing is a straight line. The warming temperature trend line is full of peaks and valleys with an overall increasing trend. 🙂
After Thanksgiving, a large portion of the U.S. will likely see below normal temperatures into early December. And of course, there's southern Florida. 🌞
cpc.ncep.noaa.gov #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #newberry #soo #straitsarea #petoskey #gaylord #benzie #traversecityTurning our attention to the end of the month🥶
After Thanksgiving, a large portion of the U.S. will likely see below normal temperatures into early December. And of course, there's southern Florida. 🌞
cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
Text listing of reports: mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php... #miweather #keweenaw #westernup #marquette #munising #seney #newberry #soo #straitsareaHere's a map of observed snow totals from the recent storm. Snow totals ranged from little to nothing along the Superior shoreline due to the warm lake temperatures, to 2 feet plus in the higher terrain of Marquette and Baraga Counties. Thank you to everyone who submitted reports!
Text listing of reports: mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSMQT&e=202404041634