What we’ve been waiting for is here. Another lake effect event underway, already pounding Buffalo and the southtowns as of this writing, stretching even into the southern suburbs of the Rochester area. Soon to fire up over the Tug Hill and western Adirondacks again. A decent snow map for accums over the next 24-30 hours.

We are back in business! A lot more territory is open for snowmobiling than last week and more miles of trails are likely to be added this week. While snowfall amounts have overperformed and we have snow still coming down today, especially in WNY S of Buffalo, the temperatures still remain mild. The combination of

It’s time to get excited about snow! This is an unusual statement for January, as it’s our coldest and snowiest month, but after a two week snow drought, and with the exception of day and change, a sunshine drought, we are finally, at least temporarily, turning the corner and getting into a better weather pattern

There is hope on the horizon. Starting this weekend there will be a change in the weather pattern that will lead to better lake effect snow chances and colder temperatures. It’s not exactly what you want or what we need (Big Nor’easter followed by bitter cold temps falling below zero at night for several days

Since it has been a very quiet week for Upstate NY, lets look ahead for the next week or two and see if we will stay in the doldrums.