Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
A SNOWMOBILER checks out progress on snow-blowing machines going strong at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort on Tuesday in Bessemer Township. The resort reported even before the Thanksgiving storm that its staff has been working 24 hours a day to make snow for the new season. In the past week, Mother Nature also has been providing enough of a boost to create excitement among local ski hill and trail managers.
By PAMELA JANSSON
GOGEBIC RANGE - A five-day Thanksgiving weekend storm brought about 16.75 inches of snow to the Northwoods, with the actual number varying greatly in the immediate region and throughout the U.P.
That was the estimate of Lily Chapman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, which is affiliated with Marquette but stationed in Negaunee.
Chapman, who spoke to The Globe by phone on Tuesday evening, said the storm period from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 had widely differing results with areas inland and of lower elevation getting significantly less snow i...
