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  • #1885115

    Only about 6 inches around us. We haven’t seen any serious melting yet, but we missed almost every one of the big snowstorms.

    #1885116

    Well, we just a fresh 3 inches over night and it’s still coming down. I guess I been luck as all the trail I’ve hiking have been packed down pretty good. You get off them trail and snow can be just below the knees to above.

    #1885117

    @Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

    lagrac and I were in the Baraboo area, where dependent on the slope and tree cover, there could be anywhere from just patches to ankle-calf deep snow. From there, we were in Watertown, where it was largely bare but soggy in the lowlying areas.

    Living only a few miles from Watertown I saw a serious melting of snow so i made my way to Baraboo as well and was surprised at how much snow was still there. I trekked through knee high snow in a couple of places there and actually “fell” off trail where the snow went up to my hip in a gorge. For the most part that area is calf high though…unless you get in an always shaded area. Still a couple more weeks for Baraboo to melt me thinks…assuming nature plays nice.

    #1885118

    Northeast Wisconsin isn’t too bad, but it does range from muddy/melted in some spots to over the knee in others. I guess that snow depth averages still about 12″, but by next weekend, more should be melted. I didn’t have too much trouble on Sunday, but had to be pulled out of a particularly deep pocket by my caching partner once.

    #1885119

    All I know for sure is that if you plan to drive down a narrow snowcovered gravel lane, you best have someone with you that can push your vehicle out after you slide off the road. My only saving grace today was that I was still in view of the main road and someone stopped to help me out. There is still hope for Humanity.

    Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

    #1885120

    Anyone know what the current conditions are in Waupun?

    #1885121

    @marc_54140 wrote:

    Anyone know what the current conditions are in Waupun?

    I am not exactly sure about Waupun but Beaver Dam got a lot of snow today.

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    @marc_54140 wrote:

    Anyone know what the current conditions are in Waupun?

    Portage got about 10 inches and it is still coming down plus lots of drifting.

    #1885123

    3-4 inches in Eau Claire and Menomonie and River Falls area. Wet snow, and melting, with drifting.

    z

    #1885124
    AuntieNae
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      Waukesha .. 15 inches of snow today .. and it is still coming down .. please make it end soon ..

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      @AuntieNae wrote:

      Waukesha .. 15 inches of snow today .. and it is still coming down .. please make it end soon ..

      I think you got a couple more than me…makes me want to cry…I think I’ll do the next best thing to geocaching…I’m going shopping for camping gear…or hiking boots…either way REI has something I need tomorrow morning… 😕

      #1885126
      sandlanders
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        8 inches in Adams…so much for the 1-3 they were predicting. Still have a whole bunch of the old stuff left in the yard, too.

        #1885127

        Glad I got out of there in time. Drove to Indiana via Illinois. Not a nice trip at all until south of Rockford then turned to rain and finally cleared off.
        Have fun digging out. hoping that it will be melted away by Monday.

        Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

        #1885128

        No new snow up here… Vilas County
        TE

        #1885129

        None up this way either.

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