Those 60 mph winds we had up here in the Keweenaw were just what the Lake Effect Snow Dr ordered. Last week, ice cover in the western lake was high enough to diminish the LES formation significantly.
I just checked the MODIS imagery from yesterday and while there were some clouds obscuring the view some, I saw lots of deep blue water between the northshore of MN and the Keweenaw. There is fast ice all around the Apostle Islands as well as on the shores of the western UP extending out 4-5 miles, but other than that, it looks like the big lake opened wide up again!
-John
PS. bulldog, if you want to ride this week, shoot me an e mail. I have nothing going on all week.