Keweenaw snow photos

[civilian]

Remember the Cuyahoga river fires?

All the best,

Peter

Remember? We lived in a Cleveland suburb during that time. Dad being a firefighter had no interest in seeing the river burn. Jon

 

[ArlyA]

At camp yesterday. We are tried of these trees that were pulled down.

Neighbor collage gals yard. I was worried the 6x6 would struggle in this 3+ feet of snow but it did fine. Its psi is incredibly low.

 

[ArlyA]

This was taken at MI tech yesterday. You can two students using the crosswalk, one on each side but the one on the right is just a head showing.

 

[ArlyA]

Here's a beautiful look at (most of) the Mitten State from yesterday, 1/31! Note the ice cover across the Straits of Mackinac, Whitefish Bay, and along many of the lakeshores. Current Great Lakes ice cover is at 51%, which is close to 20% higher than average to start February. Image courtesy NASA Worldview. Its lightly snowing in the Kewee again today.

 

[civilian]

What is the highest yearly ice coverage? Jon

 

[ArlyA]

What is the highest yearly ice coverage? Jon

Climate change has changed the average lots, but its average freeze over used to be once every 10 years.

 

[ArlyA]

Seen in Calumet MI.

 

[ArlyA]

On Friday I'll be in Ironwood and riding with these characters again which is a old Snowcat gathering. Will post pics of that next week, here is some dated ones.

 

[ponytug]

Glorious! Those old Snowcats back some great memories.

The ski jump, perhaps not so much. That is one tall jump!

All the best,

Peter

 

[ArlyA]

Lake Ice update. Last time to camp, we could see open water in Kewee bay which make me think these ice maps are not all that inaccurate.
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LAKE SUPERIOR ICE UPDATE: The lake is sitting at 33% coverage today. But it peaked at about 47% a few days ago. Not bad!

 

[ArlyA]

Some photos for Tech's winter carnival
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All-Nighter underway at Michigan Tech Winter Carnival! Students are heading to the finish line to finish month-long and All-Nighter statues by 9AM Thursday (2/5).

 

[civilian]

Thanks for the pictures. I assume the students get some of that snow trucked in to build those statues? Jon

 

[ArlyA]

Thanks for the pictures. I assume the students get some of that snow trucked in to build those statues? Jon

Jon, its largely trucked in. If you used snow from storage area's its dirty with sand and junk. Sculptures need very clean snow and I believe tech has specific snow harvesting area's. Maybe ball fields?

 

[MossRoad]

We had this locally out at Notre Dame. They had a mass there Monday evening. Pretty nice.

Ice chapel built by pair of Notre Dame students draws online attention

A pair of students at Notre Dame have constructed a chapel made of snow and ice.This morning we're meeting the builders and getting a live tour of the elaborate

wsbt.com

 

[ArlyA]

Here is a few pics taken at the Midwest snowcat Clowder 2026 on Friday. More to follow but this was a ride down to the lake shore for a food-n-bonfire.

 

[ArlyA]

More. In the Imp which is the 2nd pic is teenage boys operating that machine. In the bottom pic, I was follow these guys and trying to take pictres. That was tough.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Loved all the snow sculptures. I used to do ice carvings, but it's been 15 or so years since I have. I always wanted to do a snow sculpture, tried where we live now, snow is too dry. With the drifts we get, I'd just have to go out back.

 

[ArlyA]

Loved all the snow sculptures. I used to do ice carvings, but it's been 15 or so years since I have. I always wanted to do a snow sculpture, tried where we live now, snow is too dry. With the drifts we get, I'd just have to go out back.

When they are making those sculptures, they have garden hoses running into them as they load snow and pack. Lots and lots of water is added.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Secrets revealed. Thanks. neighbor told me when he had a house on the property before we came to be, he would leave a hose drizzling in the winter, and it created an ice tower. Still hear from snowmobilers who rode the trail on the property that would stop and take pictures.

 

[ArlyA]

More cat pics. My machine used as a wind block for the fire.