Winter 2024 / 2025 ~

[gim]

I saw that some of the Great Lakes region could get significant snow.  I think there is a football game on Sunday night in Buffalo too.  Luckily, that's all to the east of me.

Looks like the double wheel and track-line honda snowblower will be making an appearance huh @A-Jay.

[A-Jay]

10 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I saw that some of the Great Lakes region could get significant snow.  I think there is a football game on Sunday night in Buffalo too.  Luckily, that's all to the east of me.

Looks like the double wheel and track-line honda snowblower will be making an appearance huh @A-Jay.

Yup - 

If we actually get the 2 feet, add in some drifting and I'll need to do it once about half way through and again once it's done.

The 1332's been tuned, fresh oil change and ready to go since Halloween. 

A-Jay

[gim]

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

The 1332's been tuned, fresh oil change and ready to go since Halloween. 

 

Preparation favors man in the battle versus mother nature.

[T-Billy]

 

[A-Jay]

Winter Storm Watch

Issued: 2:46 PM Nov. 27, 2024 – National Weather Service

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations
of a foot or more possible.

* WHERE...Antrim, Charlevoix, Crawford, Kalkaska, and Otsego
Counties.

* WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Visibilities may drop below 1/4
mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel could be very
difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the
Friday morning and evening commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

During lake effect snow, the weather can vary from bands of locally
heavy snow to dry weather just a few miles away. Visibilities can
also vary greatly. Be prepared for rapid changes in weather,
visibility, and road conditions.

Here we go !

A-Jay

[Jigfishn10]

I know you’re a hearty new englander @A-Jay, but I’m scratching my head as to how you can like that  

[A-Jay]

23 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

I know you’re a hearty new englander @A-Jay, but I’m scratching my head as to how you can like that  

Living in NE did NOT prepare me for the SNOW BELT.

Lake effect snow is a completely different animal.

2-3 inches an hour is insane and always surprises me that it doesn't make a sound as it piles up.

As for liking it - I have to believe that it's why I have fish like this here.

Shoveling the roof is almost worth it, almost.

A-Jay

[Jigfishn10]

Yeah, I know @A-Jay, I know what I said was a stretch  

 

Just spitballing  

 

Seeing what you guys deal with has made me really open my eyes over the years. Doesn’t mean I’m still scratching my balding head  

[A-Jay]

We are Getting HAMMERED with snow ~

Even for this place, this is impressive.

Something just over 2 feet so far.

It's still snowing hard 2-3 inches an hour at times. 

Latest forecast predicts it will stop on . . . . 

wait for it . . . . . . . TUESDAY !

We're going to be buried like the old days.

A-Jay

[whitwolf]

Good grief @A-Jay. I can't  imagine. 

[A-Jay]

25 minutes ago, whitwolf said:

Good grief @A-Jay. I can't  imagine. 

It's all good.

Temps are 'mild' - like 28 - one reason there's so much snow.

But there's plenty of room for it and this area LOVES it.

Lots of winter sports humans here and they thrive when it comes like this.

Snow machines will be running around this place ALL NIGHT.

I'll get some video of 'the first snow clearing' tomorrow.

It really is impressive.

#naddeep

A-Jay

[gim]

2 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Lots of winter sports humans here and they thrive when it comes like this.

Last winter was such a buzz kill for winter activities. It was nearly non existent.

 

All of the ice anglers here are chomping at the bit. It’s been years since we had an early cold snap like this here without snow. It’s forming a really good base of safe ice.

 

Not much snow in the forecast here though. Snowmobilers still on suicide watch.

[12poundbass]

@A-Jay that is impressive! We got 2” here and just west of Grand Rapids they’re reporting 8”. 
 

Should we start a prediction on how soon the next 60* day will be? 😁

[A-Jay]

11 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

@A-Jay that is impressive! We got 2” here and just west of Grand Rapids they’re reporting 8”. 
 

Should we start a prediction on how soon the next 60* day will be? 😁

Some pics / video in the morning should tell the story here pretty good.

A-Jay

[king fisher]

No snow in the forecast here.

 

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

We are Getting HAMMERED with snow ~

Even for this place, this is impressive.

Something just over 2 feet so far.

It's still snowing hard 2-3 inches an hour at times. 

Latest forecast predicts it will stop on . . . . 

wait for it . . . . . . . TUESDAY !

We're going to be buried like the old days.

A-Jay

Wow!!!! Pretty wild 

[A-Jay]

Broke the Record! 

NWS GAYLORD, MI.

MIDNIGHT OBSERVATION DATA IS IN!

With an additional 6.6" of snow since 7pm, this brings the final daily snowfall total (and thus the final tally for the snowiest calendar day on record for Gaylord) on November 29th, 2024 to 24.8". This annihilates the previous record for the snowiest calendar date, which was 17.0" on March 9th, 1942.  Snowfall records for Gaylord date to 1940. 

A-Jay

 

[TnRiver46]

Strangely, we had 2 feet of snow on March 13, 1993 where I grew up in Maryville. They got 5 feet on mount leconte the same day 

[gim]

No snow here, but it’s 6 degrees this morning.

[Jigfishn10]

Holy crap @A-Jay,1978 all over again.

 

”Yeah Guy, wicked lots of snow!”  

[A-Jay]

Had to get this one on video ~

 

 

A-Jay

[VolFan]

So question - if you get more than 24” of snow will your blower still clear it or does it bog down if it’s higher than the blower? 
 Also - that’s a silly amount of snow. 

[A-Jay]

2 hours ago, VolFan said:

So question - if you get more than 24” of snow will your blower still clear it or does it bog down if it’s higher than the blower? 
 Also - that’s a silly amount of snow. 

The unit's clearing height is 22 inches I think.

So anything over that will fall back on the machine as I go.

Usually require a lot of backing up and then re-clearing that section. 

I do not always take full width bites because if the snow is very wet or as you mentioned, too deep, it's more effective to take half or even 1/3 of the width of the unit and the machine will eat what falls into it without bogging down.

The secret sauce is the right combination of speed (relative term) and clearing width.

Easy to get right and easy to know when I don't.

btw- the Dual track drive provides exceptional traction through most snow conditions.

Pliable, rubber tracks providing solid traction and good balance.

Provides Great control on inclines, rough or uneven ground, and icy conditions.

A-Jay

[MN Fisher]

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

btw- the Dual track drive provides exceptional traction through most snow conditions.

Pliable, rubber tracks providing solid traction and good balance.

Provides Great control on inclines, rough or uneven ground, and icy conditions.

Could have used that back in '91 when we had our Halloween Blizzard that dumped a bit over 20" on my driveway over the three days it snowed.

[whitwolf]

21 hours ago, gimruis said:

No snow here, but it’s 6 degrees this morning.

@gimruis, that has to be miserable.  There are few days in my 63 years in NC that it has ever got close to that. 

 

What kind of measures do you take for your cars? Pipes?  Etc..