Keweenaw snow photos

BackRoad · Mar 6, 2025

Mr. Arly, you obviously go through a fair amount of gasoline through the winter with the grooming.

Just curious how those types of expenses get addressed?

ArlyA · Mar 7, 2025

BackRoad said:
Mr. Arly, you obviously go through a fair amount of gasoline through the winter with the grooming.

Just curious how those types of expenses get addressed?

Fuel costs are near the lowest of operational expenses. We ask for donations but 90% of trail users won't help and most years we cover most of the costs. We do have a small group (4) who do help and hope to keep the trails going. One couple donated 1500+ this year so far. People like to tell themselves "the state must pay" or "there can't be much expenses here" to quantify them not donating. This winter we are running over 5K.

Buppies · Mar 7, 2025

Great pictures

Look out for time frame of 21st of March

ArlyA · Mar 7, 2025

The recent snow totals
So how much snow did everyone get? The heaviest swath of snow stretched from the bottom of the Keweenaw Peninsula east into Marquette.

In Baraga County, Mount Arvon - the state’s highest natural point - received 20 inches of snow
Houghton County spots had nearly 16 inches
Negaunee in Marquette County had 24 inches
Ironwood clocked in with 15 inches

The winds were really something, too. Some of the U.P.‘s most far-flung places had really high winds. Isle Royale, an archipelago in northern Lake Superior - measured 59 mph winds. Stannard Rock, a lighthouse 24 miles from the mainland, had a 66 mph gust. Marquette’s U.S. Coast Guard station measured 62 mph winds.

A map showing snowfall totals for March 5 and March 6 in Michigan's U.P.Graphic provided by the NWS

Here is the NWS summary of the March 5-6 Blizzard:

“Strong winter storm lifted through the Great Lakes Monday March 4 through Thursday morning. This produced freezing rain, rain, and then widespread heavy, wet snow, strong winds, and blizzard conditions.

“Widespread 6 to 24 inches of snow was observed across Upper Michigan as well as 35 to 50 mph winds. Highest storm total snow reported was 24 inches 2 miles from WFO MQT and the highest wind observed was 62 mph at the Marquette Coast Guard Station and 66 mph at the University of Michigan observation at Stannard Rock.

“WFO Marquette’s storm total snow was 22.7 inches. The office also set records for daily maximum QPF at 2.55 inches and daily snowfall 20.8 inches for March 5th. Blizzard conditions were observed for nearly 12 hours at KSAW.”