jason knowlton
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It's been snowing off the south end of Georgian Bay for almost 2 days, look at the radar on the weather network and you'll see the bands of snow clouds coming off the bay.tripplec said:
tripplec
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I had a look and don't see it. I looked at the snow coverage map and just about rolled over. It seems that the province is mostly 15 -30cm of snow covered. LOL LOL
Cooper0809
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95rxl650 said:I just got back from a 6 hour ride on some nicely groomed trails and some not groomed yet. A couple deep mud/water holes, but not to bad.
The guys I was with said it's the best riding they've had in 3 years.
My van has another 4 inches on it since I left.
Stud issue is solved...atleast up to 100mph or so. Most of the roads had too much snow to get to top speeds.
Cant see across the street right now. About friken time.
ya I heard you guys are getting some good snow up there. snowin good here too. buddy of mine was tellin me his cousin lives in meaford and they got like 2ft!!! might be going for one of those 6hr rides myself this weekend!
95rxl650
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I left from my yard. Dont even own a trailer anymore. I do need to get one though.tripplec said:
The radio was asking people to stay off the streets all day yesterday so the city could remove snow. You can go anywhere on the roads around here right now. The only yellow on the ofsc sight says 5.6 km yet there's about 100k lit up in yellow.
Groomers are out full force, gates are all open and the trails that are closed are posted as such. Even signed in at 4 clubhouses.
EDIT: BT television just said Owen Sound got 35cm the last 24 hours.
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95rxl650
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Cooper0809 said:ya I heard you guys are getting some good snow up there. snowin good here too. buddy of mine was tellin me his cousin lives in meaford and they got like 2ft!!! might be going for one of those 6hr rides myself this weekend!
I stuck the tape measure on the trunk of the wifes car last night and it says just under 6" for the day. It was cleaned off at 10am and it was 7pm when I had to use it. There's a couple more inches on it this morning.
Ya, Meaford and Thornbury got burried. My wife runs a UPS hub so I get first hand info from drivers reports all over Grey/Bruce. Theyre calling for another 8-10 inches for today and tomorrow. We'll see.
My sled is a ball of muddy ice, I tore a carbide off and bounced off a fence post at about 100k, but it was great to get out.
As a last minute thought while the sled was warming up, I pulled the ski's off and did the shim thing. No more darting. Works great on the groomed, but sucks in the powder.
http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/583406/Tracking-snowfall-patterns.html?nav=5006
MARQUETTE - Continuing a trend begun three winters ago, Marquette County is on a pace to log another winter with below average snowfall.
"The last three years, we've been significantly below normal," said Steve Fleegel, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Negaunee Township.
During the winter of 2011-12, a total of 152.8 inches of snow fell at the former Marquette County Airport, where the NWS office is located. In 2010-11, 159.6 inches of snow fell, while 163.1 inches was recorded in the winter of 2009-10.
Fleegel said he's discovered that in winters with below normal snowfall at the end of December, the seasonal normal snowfall is not often attained for the season. So far, we are below normal.
"If past data is any indication, we've only got about a 25 percent chance of getting back to normal for the season," Fleegel said.
Since July 1, a total of 51.4 inches of snow had fallen at the NWS office by Friday, where they've kept snowfall records since 1961. That figure is 35.5 inches below the normal average of 86.9 inches by this date, and 5.4 inches less than last year's total of 56.8 for this same point in the season.
Contrary to popular thought, some of the past decades have actually produced winters with lesser snowfall totals than some of the more recent years.
Winters during almost the entire decade of the 1960s saw season snowfall totals that rank among the Top 10 least snowiest at the Negaunee Township office. Of those Top 10 least snowfall rankings, seven are held by winters during the 1960s.
The winter with the least snowfall was 1962-63 when a total of 68.2 inches fell. The second least snowfall winter was in 1967-68 when 72.1 inches fell. Third least snowiest was 1963-64 with 79 inches and fourth was 1965-66 with 92.4 inches. Fifth place is held by the winter of 1972-73 with 95.3 inches.
The top five winters with the most snowfall in a season were recorded during the past two decades. The record season snowfall was logged at 319.8 inches during the winter of 2001-02. Second on the snowiest winters list was 272.2 inches recorded during the winter of 1996-97. Third snowiest was the winter of 2000-01 when 268 inches of snow fell. Fourth was the winter of 1995-96 with 251.4 inches. Fifth snowiest of the winters occurred in 2008-09 with 246 inches falling.
With one exception -the winter of 2006-07- the remaining five winters in the Top 10 with the most snowfall occurred during the decade of the 1980s.
Staff at the NWS office previously calculated the average winter snowfall on a 30-year time-span from 1971 to 2000, which produced an average of 184.7 inches of snowfall. When the 30-year period was recently moved forward to 1981-2010, the average winter snowfall increased to 203.3 inches.
Despite all of the statistical data on the past, the current and future snowfall totals will continue to rely on whether the winter's largest snow events hit the region.
"It all depends on where the storms track," Fleegel said.
For the week ahead, the weather service is forecasting colder temperatures and some chance for snowfall, though no significant snow is expected.
From a less scientific perspective, the Farmer's Almanac two-month forecast for Marquette predicts January precipitation to be about a half-inch below normal. For the first half of the week, the almanac is forecasting snow showers and colder temperatures, with snow showers and mild conditions from Thursday through the end of the month.
For February, the almanac predicts precipitation amounts to remain a half-inch below normal. From Feb. 1 through 9 - including Groundhog Day - the almanac is forecasting snow showers and cold temperatures, changing to sunny and very cold temperatures through Feb. 15, snow showers and temperatures turning mild for the rest of the month.
MARQUETTE - Continuing a trend begun three winters ago, Marquette County is on a pace to log another winter with below average snowfall.
"The last three years, we've been significantly below normal," said Steve Fleegel, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Negaunee Township.
During the winter of 2011-12, a total of 152.8 inches of snow fell at the former Marquette County Airport, where the NWS office is located. In 2010-11, 159.6 inches of snow fell, while 163.1 inches was recorded in the winter of 2009-10.
Fleegel said he's discovered that in winters with below normal snowfall at the end of December, the seasonal normal snowfall is not often attained for the season. So far, we are below normal.
"If past data is any indication, we've only got about a 25 percent chance of getting back to normal for the season," Fleegel said.
Since July 1, a total of 51.4 inches of snow had fallen at the NWS office by Friday, where they've kept snowfall records since 1961. That figure is 35.5 inches below the normal average of 86.9 inches by this date, and 5.4 inches less than last year's total of 56.8 for this same point in the season.
Contrary to popular thought, some of the past decades have actually produced winters with lesser snowfall totals than some of the more recent years.
Winters during almost the entire decade of the 1960s saw season snowfall totals that rank among the Top 10 least snowiest at the Negaunee Township office. Of those Top 10 least snowfall rankings, seven are held by winters during the 1960s.
The winter with the least snowfall was 1962-63 when a total of 68.2 inches fell. The second least snowfall winter was in 1967-68 when 72.1 inches fell. Third least snowiest was 1963-64 with 79 inches and fourth was 1965-66 with 92.4 inches. Fifth place is held by the winter of 1972-73 with 95.3 inches.
The top five winters with the most snowfall in a season were recorded during the past two decades. The record season snowfall was logged at 319.8 inches during the winter of 2001-02. Second on the snowiest winters list was 272.2 inches recorded during the winter of 1996-97. Third snowiest was the winter of 2000-01 when 268 inches of snow fell. Fourth was the winter of 1995-96 with 251.4 inches. Fifth snowiest of the winters occurred in 2008-09 with 246 inches falling.
With one exception -the winter of 2006-07- the remaining five winters in the Top 10 with the most snowfall occurred during the decade of the 1980s.
Staff at the NWS office previously calculated the average winter snowfall on a 30-year time-span from 1971 to 2000, which produced an average of 184.7 inches of snowfall. When the 30-year period was recently moved forward to 1981-2010, the average winter snowfall increased to 203.3 inches.
Despite all of the statistical data on the past, the current and future snowfall totals will continue to rely on whether the winter's largest snow events hit the region.
"It all depends on where the storms track," Fleegel said.
For the week ahead, the weather service is forecasting colder temperatures and some chance for snowfall, though no significant snow is expected.
From a less scientific perspective, the Farmer's Almanac two-month forecast for Marquette predicts January precipitation to be about a half-inch below normal. For the first half of the week, the almanac is forecasting snow showers and colder temperatures, with snow showers and mild conditions from Thursday through the end of the month.
For February, the almanac predicts precipitation amounts to remain a half-inch below normal. From Feb. 1 through 9 - including Groundhog Day - the almanac is forecasting snow showers and cold temperatures, changing to sunny and very cold temperatures through Feb. 15, snow showers and temperatures turning mild for the rest of the month.
Cooper0809
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Good news for southern Ontario!http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/maps/caon0235?ref=rlink_weather_satrad
Press play and enjoy!
Press play and enjoy!
CeaRay
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Yup....780 on trail passes this year. That a lot of fuel and oil for me...Ha
tripplec
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Timmins eh, well being so far north it would be unheard of almost not to have snow and cold. However, in the typical snow areas in southern Ontario we are virtually nothing. Some might have a dusting or few inches. But a few feet is required and more after to get a open trail going and sustaining it. It aint happening. I am glad I did not buy passes or insurance this year.
Ottawa still has snow..... Just saying
95rxl650
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Daaaaaamn thats frosty out there today. Makes the ol' 2 stroke happy.
Wife called and said she had drivers stranded due to road closures so I had to hit the trails and check it out. Lake huron side from Port Elgin to Kincardine is getting some good snow today. Nothing but sunshine in Owen Sound until just the last 20 minutes. Calling for squall's tonight with up 40cm and more squalls for Wednesday and Thursday.
You guys that watch the weather network for information might be alright in some area's, but, when your on the Great Lakes and especially around the peninsula, they just say to look out your window for the forecast.
My business covers from Port Elgin to Tobermory. I've driven in a foot of new powder for 40 miles and suddenly, nothing but green grass.
I've also watched whiteouts on my left and sunshine on my right while driving.
The local radio weatherman has even been known to ask the public what it's doing across town. lol
As I typed this, (search and peck) the snow has started falling.
Wife called and said she had drivers stranded due to road closures so I had to hit the trails and check it out. Lake huron side from Port Elgin to Kincardine is getting some good snow today. Nothing but sunshine in Owen Sound until just the last 20 minutes. Calling for squall's tonight with up 40cm and more squalls for Wednesday and Thursday.
You guys that watch the weather network for information might be alright in some area's, but, when your on the Great Lakes and especially around the peninsula, they just say to look out your window for the forecast.
My business covers from Port Elgin to Tobermory. I've driven in a foot of new powder for 40 miles and suddenly, nothing but green grass.
I've also watched whiteouts on my left and sunshine on my right while driving.
The local radio weatherman has even been known to ask the public what it's doing across town. lol
As I typed this, (search and peck) the snow has started falling.
tripplec
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Yeah, the joys of Lake Effect Snow. You got to love it if you sled but there are a lot of drivers likely cursing it. LOL Oh well
95rxl650
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Yep, and the same people that should be used to it start running into everything in sight as soon as the roads get greasy. Just add salt, and the metal crushing starts. lol
Here's a pick from yesterday before I left for a ride. I had everything cleared off and the squirrels keep the fence top clear as a rule.
Here's a pick from yesterday before I left for a ride. I had everything cleared off and the squirrels keep the fence top clear as a rule.
95rxl650
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Well, nada. The snow came in the form of dust and less than a cm of the potential 40cm. Too friggin cold to snow. lol
Still overcast, but dead air. See what happens today. Not alot I suspect.
Still overcast, but dead air. See what happens today. Not alot I suspect.
tripplec
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I just checked the weather network. Its -20C here well after 8am. Brr in Markham and even colder where I snowmobile from around Wellington, ON which is currently -26C, double brrrr to that. But there isn't any snow out there either and too cold for the ATV. LOL I love my windshield on the sled.
-40 with the wind chill here this morning.. now its -34
bluemonster1
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you finally got our cold..good!!! LOL! We are still in -43 range here..so you will drop even more yet.We finally have a warm up this weekend finally..time to get the sleds back on the snow and make up for lost time the last 2 weeks..
tripplec
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I was watching the weather and also looking on the weather network. Neither said it was that cold in Manitoba. Other parts of the country were even reported the coldest in Canada.bluemonster1 said:
I have no idea how you can keep your place warm. From old posts it sounds like you're out of cities/towns and wood would not last long and does not do central heating. Unless you curl up to the wood stove. Roasting nuts by the fire (couldn't resist, LOL).
Cooper0809
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southern Ontario is supposed to have another warm up next week! +4 WTF?
bluemonster1
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it is cold out..my heating is all electric here as there is no gas lines.Hydro rates are getting higher.Expecting at least a $400 hydro bill next..outrageous for sur and I keep the temps down in the house yet.My whole house is on hydro.Wood stove doesn't cut it,does not save me anything.Just have firewood for emergency only.Our so called Manitoba Hydro is screwing us good now.They raised the rates about 6% last Fall and want another 3.5% increase in May/April and are telling us they will need a 3.5% increase every year for the next 10 years.Well that doesn't sit right with me.In ten years my Bills will be double what they are now and I will be in retirement years..Can you imagine paying up to $800 a month during the Winter when on a fixed income?? But they give us the excuse that we are the cheapest in the Country. NDP Gov. sucks here as well..always raising tax's with no end in site.Hydro is building 2 big Hydro Dams now and they are losing customers from the US and Ontario because Coal is cheaper..but they insist they need rate increases due to revenue loss.Is this my fault???tripplec said: