The top news headline of each day is one of the following:

“Yet another day of single digit temperatures”
“4-6 inches of snow expected overnight”
“Number of potholes at a record high”
“Warm temps and rain to bring another round of flooding”
“Today’s near record warmth to be followed by sub-zero wind chills”

Seriously, I can’t remember a winter like this [...]

Winter-related businesses in Michigan are enjoying the snow and cold we have had as of late. Ski resorts across Michigan have been able to pump out snow to help add to what comes down naturally and snowmobilers across the U.P. have the chance to get their sleds out before Christmas for the first time [...]

You can take this with a rather large grain of salt, but Accuweather.com is predicting above average temperatures and around normal snowfall amounts. Don’t go betting the farm that you’ll be saving big bucks on your heating bills though.
I don’t put too much stock in the forecast for an entire season. There could [...]

Sugar Plum Snowflake, originally uploaded by CaptPiper.

Seeing as how we haven’t had much in the way of frozen precipitation this winter I thought it would be a good time to post this excellent snowflake picture. The detail of the snowflake that was picked up by the camera is simply incredible.

Will we ever see a significant snowfall this winter? The most snow we have had in southwest Michigan was a couple of inches back in October! My two-year-old is extremely anxious for some snow.

Enjoy this incredible picture and think snow.

The forecast is calling for up to eight inches of snow by this evening here in southwest Michigan. And so begins my annual battle with the snowplow versus my mailbox.
This is a battle of less than epic proportions. Mainly due to the fact that it has a history of being a one-sided affair [...]