Is Winter Finally Here For Good?! - Midwest Snowmaking Forecast for 1.6.24 - 1.12.24

Join me, Matthew Zabransky, each Friday during the preseason as I take a deeper look at some of the forecasts across the Midwest to see if/when ski areas near you could be making snow and opening more terrain.
00:00 Intro
00:17 Is Winter Finally Here?!
00:50 Taylors Falls, MN (Troll & Wild) Forecast
01:10 What Is "Perfect" Snowmaking Temps?!
03:20 Lutsen, MN Forecast
04:17 POW Day Tomorrow?!
05:23 Wakefield, MI Forecast (Western UP)
06:19 Mohawk, MI Forecast (BOHO)
07:52 Portage, WI Forecast (Tyrol, Devil's Head, Cascade)
09:01 Clarkston, MI Forecast (Pine Knob, Holly, Brighton)
10:20 Boyne City, MI (Boyne Mtn) Forecast
11:14 Mansfield, OH (Snowtrails) Forecast
12:15 RARE Ohio Pow Day?!
12:50 Overall Thoughts on This Week's Forecast
14:02 Wrap Up & Outro

[@skier-el7cw]

Hit Highlands today and lake Michigan gave us 3-4" when the forecast said .5, best conditions of the season by a lot. It's good to have a forecast I can actually be optimistic about because December was horrific

[@JollyLamaCom]

Did they open up a second run yet? Nubs had almost a dozen runs open while highlands barely had one.

[@skier-el7cw]

@@JollyLamaCom lots more open now (although they've had more than one open for a month now). almost everything off Heather and Challenger, 1 run each on Camelot and Amy's. at least a dozen runs there now too with a bunch more having lots of snow made

[@JollyLamaCom]

As soon as the third storm tracks over the lower peninsula MLK weekend I'm calling for a repeat of dec 25-27, 2001 when we recv'd 2' of pow for three days straight. The lakes are way warmer than usual. Boho will be open on the 17th. Pack your bags.

[@raviolisauce103]

Just snowed in duluth! I'm optimistic

[@darins9493]

I’m heading to giants ridge Sunday, should be great. I have never been there, it was on my bucket list last year to get sometime from the cabin. It’s a 130 mile drive but should be worth it.

[@Henry14141]

Hey guys, does anyone know how granite peak and cascade are doing? Next week Thursday I'd like to travel to one from lacrosse Wisconsin. So about an hour and a half to Cascade or about 2 and 1/2 hours to granite peak

[@scarface548]

i am going to wed and thrusdy

[@smb1gamer101]

We not gonna talk about Alpine Valley Ohio? We fired yesterday and today and will probably fire up next weekend and maybe open on Saturday with 5-10 inches of snow in Chesterland!

[@ukib]

Hey mate, change the date, its 20 24 already ;)