Snow

[Pikemaster101]

Dose anyone know why about 9 10 years ago we would get so much more snow comared to what we have got in the last few years ?

[dsludge]

Because it snowed a lot more.

dsludge

[vikingmeatwad]

Because mother nature is taking it easy on my weak back.

I really can't believe that this is only the 2nd time I've had to shovel this year, I am happy :-)

But sad as I didn't get out fishing nearly enough.

[upnorth]

No Snow??? I have about 2 - 3 feet in my yard and 4 - 5 foot snowbanks, and it looks like I will be out snowblowing again

[hanson]

Pike-

Depends on where you are living as 'up north' eluded too.

I attribute the lack of the snow to buying a new snowmobile 2 years ago. Haven't had rideable snow near the metro since.

[msm1018]

same for Duluth

[farmislandeye]

Lets put er this way. If you wanna snowmobile you gotta go up north. I have no clue where Mr.up north is in this world. MAbye at a bar! The solution to the mr.pike is if you want snow your gunna have to go to the mountains or go up north.

[zhihprfrmnceluke]

did you say snow?

havent even heard of that down here in mankato

whats it look like? jk

[Captain B.R.K]

I just talked to someone living in the twinports (Superior,WI and Duluth), got a fresh 2" of snow.

Man am I glad I don't have to deal with that stuff anymore! The past 8 years was enough.

[Eric Wettschreck]

I knew it wouldn't snow in my neck of the prairie this winter. I put a new plow on my pickup in the fall and did a bunch of work on the sleds.

That's all it takes. Get ready for it and it won't come.

[LEECH21]

I think the overall lack of precip and the unusually warm weather the last few years is because of the shifted jet stream. It is usually pulling cold, moist air out of Canada and pushing it through Minnesota and most of the plains states. But, in recent years the flow has been coming from the much warmer dry air in the west coast.

[fiskyknut]

Not 100% certain but up here around LOTW I'd say we have gotten more snow this year than any since 96-7 winter.

fiskyknut

[The Grebe]

Leech 21 has as good an explanation as any I guess? Maybe something changed in our global weather patterns, we are seeing big changes not only here, but across the United States and around the world.

Maybe it has something to do with global warming, maybe not?

Maybe an earth cycle, maybe not? No one knows for sure, it could be all kinds of things combined?

The northern part of the state seems to be pretty much on target as far as winter is concerned...at least from the posts they seem to be?

I have been in the snow removal business since the mid eighties....I done a quick check of records for the last 12 years and the number and depth of snow falls, seems to have taken a dip since the 98 to 99 season, most noteably since 2001.

About the time one thinks it will stay like that, we will get back into the deep freze that alot of us Minnesotans remember and have snow up to our eyeballs!

Minnesota weather can throw you all kinds of curves and they come when you least expect them, about the time you become comfortable with the status quo! Don't sell the plow, or the snomo yet, there is always next winter!