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Will a hot summer give us a snowy winter in Michigan?

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Does the fact that the Big Lakes have warmed up a lot this year translate into a lot of snow for us Michigan riders this winter? Saugatuk actually recorded an 80 degree temperature this last week in Lake Michigan. If we get a lot of cold temperatures the lakes could produce some good lake effect this year.
 

I firmly believe that as long as there are plow trucks, we will have snow. But I'd like to think that we'll get more this season. Especially since Lk. Superior was up to 70F +
 
Hopefully all that moisture from up by you guys blows down to my end of the Lakes. We got like 11 feet in a day and a half a couple of years ago. When we get lake affect it doesn't mess around.
 
Cold temps combined with warm lakes can produce big Lake effect snows. the problem we've had the last 5 years are the thaws. We get plenty of snow but it melts I'd be happy with 75 inches by January across the whole state with 2 inches of Fresh per week after that with no thaws!!!!
 
Funny you asked this question because I was listening to a meteorologist just the other night on this exact subject and he said that historically after hot dry summers like this we have very mild warm winters. Lets hope he's wrong :(
 
Being a meteorologist and a avid snowmobiler, I will give you my thoughts on this. The Warmer lake temperatures should lead to more heavier lake effect snow events early in the Winter(Nov., Dec, and early January). After that there will be no longer any effect of our hot summer. Of course to get this heavier then normal lake effect snow, we have to have proper winds aloft combined with the proper dirrection at the surface along with some cold air. Even if we get heavier lake effect early in the season we have to s have normal winter temperatures or we will lose it. Here in the Tug Hill region of upstate NY, I am looking for a good early riding season.
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i think that wisconsin should dig a big trench down the minnesota/wisconsin border-fill it with water so that wisconsin could have lake effect too-i'd love to live in the up but no demand for jobs up there.
 
I fuc*ing hope so. The last several winers have been disappointing. I am ready to rock on some fresh snow. I have a close friend with a place in clam lake, wi. There is some of the best snowmobiling i have ever done. We havent been able to ride there for a couple of years now because when we planned our trips there was not enough snow. I am dying to go back there. WOuld like to see some of the white fluffy there over christmas.
 
I like the idea of wisconsin getting lake effect. I'm down here by Madison and the last good winter I had here was 2000. I like riding in the northwoods, but how many trips must I endure just to ride my sled? OUCH.
 
dave583 said:
The last several winers have been disappointing. I have a close friend with a place in clam lake, wi. There is some of the best snowmobiling i have ever done. We havent been able to ride there for a couple of years now because when we planned our trips there was not enough snow. Would like to see some of the white fluffy there over christmas.
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Was there over Christmas in 2003. Started out in the morning with decent conditions, then it rained for 2 hours, and we had to come back across Lake Namakagon that night. No snow left on the lake, not a single snowmobile in sight, and just 3-5 inches of water on top of the ice. That was the scariest 7 miles of riding I have ever done.
 
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