The first of several forecasted storms passed through the area with, unfortunately, very little impact on current snow depths as the system missed us to the south and east. The next storm system should arrive Thursday night and into Friday bringing a little wet/heavy snow. It’s at this point (Friday night – Saturday) that temperatures […]
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We are, happily, entering into a very active winter weather pattern this week and next week. We don’t yet know what this means for new snow amounts as the detailed forecasts are all over the map and change multiple times a day. Slight shifts in the tracks of the systems, along with other factors, are […]
Like most areas in the mid-west, there isn’t much to say right now as there is no snow on the ground. The one positive was that there was actually decent ice cover being formed on the basin before the recent warm up and rain before Christmas. As of right now, we don’t have a recent […]
We are happy to report that the course is coming along nicely. Coverage is excellent, the base is quite firm, and the lake and pond crossings are starting to firm up a bit too (especially Deer Lake). We even received 1-2 inches of new snow on top of the work done prior. It’s possible we […]
More trailwork occurred over the weekend with a primary concentration on the wet spots. All of the creeks/streams/drainage areas are flowing water as the winter has been so warm so far this year. Luckily there is enough snow for snow bridges and we’ve put a lot of work into those over the last few weeks. […]
Wet/heave snow fell today! New snow totals of 8-10+ inches fell and there are a few more inches forecasted for overnight. This was certainly welcome after quite a bit of rain fell earlier in the week. We will be out assessing the condition of the course over the weekend – this will include all of […]
Work on the more remote areas of the marathon course occurred over the weekend. Here are the highlights from Ishpeming to 510 after getting eyes on it: A few trees needed to be cleared from the last ice and windstorm and some cleanup on the edges of the trail was needed. Water crossings have started […]
Skiing in the area over the weekend was excellent. Last week’s heavy/wet snow placed a thick blanket of snow and ice on the trees that turned the ski trails into wintry tunnels. Add in mild temperatures and it was incredible. More snow fell than was expected, especially in the higher elevations (12-16+ in some spots), […]
January is here and it’s time to start the trail reports for the 2023 race – our 25th year! The Christmas storm brought plenty of snow and skiing was great across the system – then it warmed up. Warm temperatures and some rain put a big dent in the ski trails but luckily the overnight […]
For you weather watchers, here is an early Noquemanon Ski Marathon weather report from our partners at the National Weather Service in Marquette: Early indications suggest weather won’t play a huge role in this weekend’s races. After today’s couple inches of snow, it looks like prospects of any additional significant snow this week are low…just […]