Upper Michigan

[ETR]

I've tried to look and research on my own but it seems I'm getting conflicting numbers.

In upper Michigan, I'm looking at Iron Mountain and Marquette. Which gets more snowfall?

Also where in upper Michigan is there the highest averages for snowfall? I'd like to visit up there and basically want to be guarenteed snow.

Thanks for any help.

[Scott Patterson]

In upper Michigan, I'm looking at Iron Mountain and Marquette. Which gets more snowfall?

Iron Mountain recieves an average of 61.1 inches of snow a year. Marquette area has two stations. Once recieves and average of 116.7 inches of snow and the other 172.7.

Also where in upper Michigan is there the highest averages for snowfall?

It looks like a place called Herman. For all other places in MI, just see the below link:

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/mi/mi.sno.html

[ETR]

In upper Michigan, I'm looking at Iron Mountain and Marquette. Which gets more snowfall?

Iron Mountain recieves an average of 61.1 inches of snow a year. Marquette area has two stations. Once recieves and average of 116.7 inches of snow and the other 172.7.

Also where in upper Michigan is there the highest averages for snowfall?

It looks like a place called Herman. For all other places in MI, just see the below link:

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/mi/mi.sno.html

Very cool, thank you.

Why do you think there is such a huge contrast in snow totals? Is the one with a bigger snow total a little farther west?

[rsdoug1981]

Marquette is further east on the upper peninsula of Michigan. It is subject to many more lake effect snow squalls than Iron Mountain.

[ETR]

Marquette is further east on the upper peninsula of Michigan. It is subject to many more lake effect snow squalls than Iron Mountain.

I'm sorry, I meant this discrepency... "One recieves and average of 116.7 inches of snow and the other 172.7."

Both of these stations are located in Marquette

[rsdoug1981]

Ohhh...I got it, ETR. I don't know why there would be such a wide range in one city unless it has something to do with the positioning of the gauges. Anyway, if you visit Marquette just about anytime between mid-October to around May, you'll probably see some white stuff. Anytime the wind blows across the lake, it snows. If you go, I hope you see some nice squalls. I used to live downwind of Lake Ontario. Lake effect snow squalls are unbelievable!

[Scott Patterson]

I'm sorry, I meant this discrepency... "One recieves and average of 116.7 inches of snow and the other 172.7."

Descepancies in a short distance are not unusual in areas that experience "lake effect" snow.

Check out snowfall data for these two suburbs of Salt Lake City. They are maybe seven or eight miles apart, and both are in the Salt Lake Valley:

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?utsasp

http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?utcott

[ETR]

Ohhh...I got it, ETR. I don't know why there would be such a wide range in one city unless it has something to do with the positioning of the gauges. Anyway, if you visit Marquette just about anytime between mid-October to around May, you'll probably see some white stuff. Anytime the wind blows across the lake, it snows. If you go, I hope you see some nice squalls. I used to live downwind of Lake Ontario. Lake effect snow squalls are unbelievable!

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Yeah, I've just become infatuated with the area. I snowmobiled a little when I was younger about 12 years ago and have just gotten the bug again.

I've corresponded with a few of the locals up there through email as I'm looking for lodging and rentals for equipment and they say that last year was a pretty big year. Some had 300 inches of snow. Now that's snowmobiling for you.

Me and a college buddy are looking to get away for a week.