"While much of the West has limped through a snow-starved season, Keweenaw Peninsula has officially blown past the 200-inch snowfall mark, logging 216.75 inches so far this season as of February 3, according to the Keweenaw County Road Commission. That's more snow than has fallen this winter across Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, and California-a stat that feels fake until you look at the data."
"The reason, as always, is Lake Superior. When cold air pours across open water, the lake-effect machine turns the Keweenaw into one of the snowiest inhabited places in the United States. Roads disappear. Trees sag. Snowbanks become architectural features. "Winters like this are exactly why people travel to the Keweenaw," Brad Barnett said, executive director of Visit Keweenaw. "When the lake-effect machine turns on, it transforms the landscape into a true winter playground-and we still have a few months to go.""
Keweenaw Peninsula has logged 216.75 inches of snow as of February 3, exceeding totals across Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, and California. The peninsula is roughly 50 inches ahead of last year at the same time with nearly three months of winter remaining. Persistent lake-effect snowfall from Lake Superior produces the heavy regional accumulation that buries roads, sags trees, and builds massive snowbanks. The deep snowpack has created midseason conditions early, with groomed snowmobile corridors, resilient Nordic trails, and filled fat-bike, snowshoe, and backcountry routes. Local winter events include Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival, a Polar Plunge on February 7, and Houghton's Jibba Jabba snowboard event later in the month.
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