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    Forecasting LES quantities and direction

    Hi John. This weather is great and I find myself watching the weather channel all night now. For LES with the wind directions that are forecasted which ones are ideal for western u.p as well as the middle? Is there a key air and moisture number that brings a monster. I'm trying to understand...
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    Best Insurance I found

    Hello all. i just did my research for my 2015/2016 season and found out that my local state farm rep was able to get me the best price on insurance. I have a 15 Backcountry X and i was able to get quoted for just under 400 with my 1k deductible. feel free to reach out to them as i have...
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    Buffalo Ny verse michigan Lake effect

    John, i am not a meteorologist but with what is happening down in buffalo is making me wonder about it happening in Mich. could that type of snow happen in the Michigan snow belts and what type of weather / wind event would need to line up here for that to happen. I think that based on the...
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    2015 Text and Graphic Forecast start date

    John - Hope all is well with you as you prepare for winter. down here in lower mich. we are getting a Halloween forecast for snow. Being the flakes are going to start flying soon might you have a date when you start doing the forecasts for winter? I think you were doing it early to mid nov...
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    Winter 2014 -2015

    Hello John - yes it is still July but the snow itch is in my blood with these cooler temps. Just last week I heard about a 2014-2015 winter forecast which they say of a el nina or el nino.. im not a meteorologist so bare with me. They mentioned that Michigan would be similar to the winter of...
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    Jan 16th forecast graphic

    Hey John, The Jan 16th forecast graphic shows that most of lower MI will get 4-8 Saturday night. How confident are you? Hopefully you are spot on. The other weather companies do not show this. Hoping your right and they are wrong. Thank you. Matt
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    Keweenaw Dec 11th and 12th

    hello all. A group of 9 of us headed up from lower Michigan last week and stayed in Houghton. we had the best riding ever. here are a couple of the pics. Thursday and Friday we saw more groomers then riders. it was absolutely butter out there..
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    Photo Submission

    Hey John, We rode the Keweenaw last weekend on Thursday and Friday. conditions were butter. i want to send you a few of our pics. what is your email so i can send them to you? Thanks. Matt
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    Winter Forecast start date?

    Hello John. First off thank you for the site and everything.. Based on the current weather and snow on ground in the north woods when do you expect to start doing the winter forecasts? Thanks.
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