Okay, So How Much Snow Does Michigan's UP Get?

[ricky racer]

We passed this sign on our way to Copper Harbor, Michigan today. Yikes!!

[Bob McCarty]

Ricky, I want to see the picture where your wife is standing on the snow and pointing to the top of the sign.
Where I was stationed in Northern Japan (Misawa), the average snowfall was 210". We had to shovel off the roofs to prevent collapse and soon couldn't see out of the first floor windows.

[ricky racer]

Where I was stationed in Northern Japan (Misawa), the average snowfall was 210". We had to shovel off the roofs to prevent collapse and soon couldn't see out of the first floor windows.

Amateurs....

[v w]

More than we get. The UP also does not get the periods of melting like what we do so it just waits for spring. I was a passenger in a Beech Debonaire landing in Marquette when everything just disappeared because the runway was a trench. Vern

[Peter Person]

Yup that’s a lot of snow!
Most we had in one season was 115” during the 1995-1996 winter.

[Bill Hudson]

Jo and I were going up to Crater Lake in October. It started to snow as we were going up into the mountains. By the time we got to the visitors center there was 6 to 8 inches on the ground. We were advised not to go up to the lake because the snow falling would obscure any view. Jo asked how many inches of snow they got in a year. The ranger paused for a few seconds (mentally converting feet to inches) before responding "540 inches." No need to do the math - that is 45 feet!

Bill

[coppersmythe]

Hello all from the deep south . My childhood friend moved from san antonio , tx. to the UP in houghton , mi. after retiring from the air force . ( sun bird ? ) . he has been there about 6-7 years now , built a beautiful brick house on 60+ acres of riverfront property , about a mile from the opening to the great lake . he was born in saginaw , mi , so , should have known better 500 gallon propane tank , just added a second one , and has about 4 cords of wood split at this point in the year . he has to dig his way out after opening the barn door ( slider ) to plow the driveway . coppersmythe...................................PS: i'll get him to send me some photos to post .

[Don McCombs]

i'll get him to send me some photos to post .

No need to post photos of snow. Most of us are well aware of what it looks like.

[coppersmythe]

We passed this sign on our way to Copper Harbor, Michigan today. Yikes!!

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2019 - 25' , in 2020- 25' , in 2021 - 15' . About 2-3 miles west of houghton , on the south side of the river . coppersmythe...................................Don said no pics needed my buddie has a picture of himself standing on a ladder to look out the barn door .