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Why don't they make it an even 20 inches of snow for Isabella this week?

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Pinetree

02/16/2026 03:08PM

They are predicting 19.6 inches for Isabella Bring It ON-Snow

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Pinetree

02/16/2026 03:12PM

Well now it is 28 inches of snow for Finland.

Its Finland vs Isabella for the Gold I guess

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LindenTree

02/16/2026 04:38PM

My experience is that Finland usually always wins out, they are in a microclimate around Wolf Ridge.

May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.

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NEIowapaddler

02/16/2026 06:11PM

And we smashed our record high today with 63 degrees. Felt like early April. From the looks of that forecast I guess maybe it is still winter after all.

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arctic

02/17/2026 08:34AM

LindenTree: "My experience is that Finland usually always wins out, they are in a microclimate around Wolf Ridge."

They get the orographic affect by being on high terrain 800-1000 feet above Lake Superior. Same thing that occurs in mountains, but smaller scale...

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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Pinetree

02/17/2026 09:33AM

arctic: "
LindenTree: "My experience is that Finland usually always wins out, they are in a microclimate around Wolf Ridge."

They get the orographic affect by being on high terrain 800-1000 feet above Lake Superior. Same thing that occurs in mountains, but smaller scale...
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Arctic don't you live close to Finland?

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WhiteWolf

02/17/2026 09:47AM

Pretty good event.
Talking shore ice in the Apostles being ripped away with winds gusting to near 60mph. Would be really cool to see that happen and if it hits the MN shore.
Also - .1 to .25" of ice in the Duluth area -- with those winds - power outages possible.

The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang.

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WhiteWolf

02/17/2026 09:56AM

One can see the shore ice here with scattered amounts just off shore the Apostles and the Keweenaw . It's going to get to blasted.

The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang.

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Pinetree

02/17/2026 10:07AM

I see now talking maybe close t0o 33 inches in Finland.

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arctic

02/17/2026 11:50AM

Pinetree: "
arctic: "
LindenTree: "My experience is that Finland usually always wins out, they are in a microclimate around Wolf Ridge."

They get the orographic affect by being on high terrain 800-1000 feet above Lake Superior. Same thing that occurs in mountains, but smaller scale...
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Arctic don't you live close to Finland?"

North of Two Harbors, 750 feet higher than the lake.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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Pinetree

02/17/2026 12:22PM

arctic: "
Pinetree: "
arctic: "
LindenTree: "My experience is that Finland usually always wins out, they are in a microclimate around Wolf Ridge."

They get the orographic affect by being on high terrain 800-1000 feet above Lake Superior. Same thing that occurs in mountains, but smaller scale...
"

Arctic don't you live close to Finland?"

North of Two Harbors, 750 feet higher than the lake."

Awesome area. Didn't you coach high school cross country Ski team?

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