A Real Winter Snowfall

We’ve finally dug out from Tuesday’s storm, 12″ officially fell on property. With the previous warm weather and sunshine, we were starting to become exposed. As you can see from the picture below of #3, there was a lot of snow melt occurring and turf was becoming open to the elements. The timing of this snow is a good insurance policy that should keep the turf insulated until the Spring melt. As long as it melts properly and we avoid drastic freeze/re-freeze cycles and from what I could see before this snowfall event, this should set us up for great turf conditions to start the 2016 golf season.

January 2016 Melt

Mark Ries finished grooming the ski trails late yesterday afternoon. If/when you head out there, you’ll notice that the routing of the trail on the front and back 9s are slightly altered. We received 12″ of snow Tuesday but there are several areas on property with little to no snow at all. The combination of a snowfall with little moisture content coupled with 25 mph winds created several bare areas as well as areas that are 4 feet deep. Mark had to route the trail to avoid both extremes.

 

9 Chipper9 Hill

 

The trails are a little soft with the fluffy snow but will set up nicely with the upcoming weather. As a reminder, please stay on the trail as to prevent damage on our short grass areas. I took the picture below before Tuesday’s snowfall. It’s a perfect example of how compacting the snow on a tee box with your skis or snowshoes can easily create ice, which could lead to turf loss.

Come out and enjoy your golf course!

Mike Manthey9 Tee ice

2 Replies to “A Real Winter Snowfall”

  1. Dan Kelly says:

    Final picture very revealing! Thanks.

    And thanks for the blog.

    Dan

  2. Greg And Diane Amer says:

    The course is awesome in the winter!
    So peaceful and beautiful!
    Thanks for the great trails!

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