March 6, 2026
COTC - 6 Mar 2026 - Slush Cup and March Mudness
Slush Cup - https://www.traverseticker.com/news/end-of-season-happenings-at-hickory-holiday/
Weather:
Today
Showers, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog. High near 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Patchy fog. Temperature falling to near 48 by 10pm, then rising to around 55 during the remainder of the night. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 58 by 11am, then falling to around 40 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is your cup
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of Traverse City for 03/06/2026,
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and I'm Mike.
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And I do have my coffee handy. I
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hope you do too.
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Let's see. Have you ever heard of a
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slush cup?
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I thought that was a pretty good name
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for the events that are gonna be happening
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at, Mount Holiday in Hickory Hills,
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in the coming,
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I don't know, I guess it's the fifteenth,
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sixteenth, something like that.
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The two local ski hills have announced closing
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dates. Mount Holiday will be closed from the
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ninth till the twelfth to preserve snow for
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the annual slush cup,
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which will occur on Saturday, March 14 as
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part of the end of season bash.
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You're gonna have, $10 lift tickets.
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The slush cup itself starts at 11AM,
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and they're gonna have a DJ and hot
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dogs dogs and the and the bar and
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grill there. The tea bar and grill will
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be open,
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before they shift into their
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March 17,
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change to spring
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hours. By the way, that's, the t bar
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over there has pretty good food, and it's
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open year round.
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So, go check it out. That's at,
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Holiday Hill or how Mount Holiday, they call
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it. I always call it Holiday Hills for
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some reason, but that's the neighborhood it's in.
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Hickory Hills will hold its own slush cup
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Saturday, March 15 from one to 3PM,
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and it's a tradition that
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challenges skiers and snowboarders to make it across
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to a pond of icy water often the
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most outrageous
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costumes,
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and everything.
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Yeah. I know Crystal Mountain does that as
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well. But,
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yeah, they,
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it it looks like a lot of fun,
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but if you fall in the water, it's
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pretty cold. So hopefully, they have
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have
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done their their due diligence and they have
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warm up shacks and people there to pull
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pull people out of the water and all
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that stuff. But, you you know, a lot
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of times people go right across it.
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It's kind of kinda interesting to watch.
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You know, on YouTube, there's some videos of
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the one at Crystal Mountain that I saw.
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But
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anyway, so the slush cup is happening soon.
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It's,
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just another sign of
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March mudness
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as, as I keep saying here.
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Speaking of that, looking out my
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looking out of my,
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or through my
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security camera on my driveway, and I'm noticing
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that the mailbox looks a lot taller than
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it did a couple of weeks ago.
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The snow piles were all the way up
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to the same height as the mailbox,
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and now it looks like about a six
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inch little pile left there, along
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along the road.
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So, the snow banks are melting. You know,
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you know, of course, the parking lots,
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you know, Walmart's
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parking lot. They've got still mountains of snow
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over there, but, and, you know, same thing
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around Cherryland Center and and the,
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Grand Traverse Mall, all that. But, it's melting.
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And speaking of weather,
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today's showers mainly after 4PM. Patchy fog, high
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near 56.
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South wind, five to 10 miles per hour.
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Chance for
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precipitation,
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Friday,
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is 90%.
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New precipitation
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amounts between a tenth and a quarter of
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an inch possible. Tonight, showers. And notice it
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didn't say snow showers. It said showers
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and possibly
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a thunderstorm
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before 10PM.
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We already had one this year, so that's
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not out of the question.
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And then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
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between ten and 1AM and then showers and
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possibly a thunderstorm.
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Well, they're they're very verbose on this, weather
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forecast.
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But just just say, hey. It's gonna rain
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and,
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it's,
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possibly thunderstorms. New rainfall amounts between a quarter
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and a half an inch possible. So that's
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quite a bit. That's gonna melt the snow.
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Hopefully, the
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ski hills will will remain snow covered,
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because I don't think my yard is going
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to be.
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Saturday shower is likely possibly a thunderstorm before
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1PM.
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Mostly cloudy with a temperature rising near 58.
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Wow.
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58.
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And,
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then falling to around 40,
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later on in the day. Southwest wind 10
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to 15.
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And let's see. We'll go through the weekend.
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Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a low around
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32.
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So getting cold again.
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Sunday's,
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Sunday is a high near 52. Southwest winds,
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10 to 15.
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And then Sunday night, partly cloudy with a
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little around 44.
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And Monday's gonna be 57
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and sunny. So,
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yeah. I think spring has sprung. The groundhog
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was wrong.
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Let's fire the groundhog
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or
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or maybe barbecue him. I don't know. I
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don't know what a groundhog tastes like.
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Anyway, everybody have a great weekend. I'll catch
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you on Monday.
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Good morning, Northern Michigan. This is your cup
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of Traverse City for 03/06/2026,
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and I'm Mike.
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And I do have my coffee handy. I
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hope you do too.
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Let's see. Have you ever heard of a
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slush cup?
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I thought that was a pretty good name
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for the events that are gonna be happening
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at, Mount Holiday in Hickory Hills,
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00:00:26,095 --> 00:00:26,994
in the coming,
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I don't know, I guess it's the fifteenth,
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sixteenth, something like that.
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The two local ski hills have announced closing
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dates. Mount Holiday will be closed from the
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ninth till the twelfth to preserve snow for
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the annual slush cup,
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which will occur on Saturday, March 14 as
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part of the end of season bash.
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You're gonna have, $10 lift tickets.
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The slush cup itself starts at 11AM,
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and they're gonna have a DJ and hot
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dogs dogs and the and the bar and
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grill there. The tea bar and grill will
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be open,
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before they shift into their
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March 17,
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change to spring
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hours. By the way, that's, the t bar
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over there has pretty good food, and it's
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open year round.
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So, go check it out. That's at,
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Holiday Hill or how Mount Holiday, they call
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it. I always call it Holiday Hills for
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some reason, but that's the neighborhood it's in.
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Hickory Hills will hold its own slush cup
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Saturday, March 15 from one to 3PM,
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and it's a tradition that
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challenges skiers and snowboarders to make it across
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to a pond of icy water often the
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most outrageous
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costumes,
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and everything.
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Yeah. I know Crystal Mountain does that as
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well. But,
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yeah, they,
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it it looks like a lot of fun,
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but if you fall in the water, it's
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pretty cold. So hopefully, they have
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have
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done their their due diligence and they have
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warm up shacks and people there to pull
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pull people out of the water and all
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that stuff. But, you you know, a lot
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of times people go right across it.
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It's kind of kinda interesting to watch.
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You know, on YouTube, there's some videos of
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the one at Crystal Mountain that I saw.
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But
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anyway, so the slush cup is happening soon.
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It's,
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just another sign of
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March mudness
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as, as I keep saying here.
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Speaking of that, looking out my
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looking out of my,
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or through my
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security camera on my driveway, and I'm noticing
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that the mailbox looks a lot taller than
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it did a couple of weeks ago.
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The snow piles were all the way up
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to the same height as the mailbox,
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and now it looks like about a six
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inch little pile left there, along
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along the road.
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So, the snow banks are melting. You know,
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you know, of course, the parking lots,
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you know, Walmart's
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parking lot. They've got still mountains of snow
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over there, but, and, you know, same thing
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around Cherryland Center and and the,
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Grand Traverse Mall, all that. But, it's melting.
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And speaking of weather,
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today's showers mainly after 4PM. Patchy fog, high
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near 56.
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South wind, five to 10 miles per hour.
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Chance for
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precipitation,
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Friday,
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is 90%.
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New precipitation
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amounts between a tenth and a quarter of
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an inch possible. Tonight, showers. And notice it
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didn't say snow showers. It said showers
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and possibly
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a thunderstorm
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before 10PM.
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We already had one this year, so that's
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not out of the question.
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And then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
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between ten and 1AM and then showers and
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possibly a thunderstorm.
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Well, they're they're very verbose on this, weather
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forecast.
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But just just say, hey. It's gonna rain
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and,
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it's,
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possibly thunderstorms. New rainfall amounts between a quarter
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and a half an inch possible. So that's
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quite a bit. That's gonna melt the snow.
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Hopefully, the
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ski hills will will remain snow covered,
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because I don't think my yard is going
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to be.
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Saturday shower is likely possibly a thunderstorm before
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1PM.
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Mostly cloudy with a temperature rising near 58.
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Wow.
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58.
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And,
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then falling to around 40,
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later on in the day. Southwest wind 10
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to 15.
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And let's see. We'll go through the weekend.
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Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a low around
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32.
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So getting cold again.
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Sunday's,
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Sunday is a high near 52. Southwest winds,
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10 to 15.
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And then Sunday night, partly cloudy with a
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little around 44.
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And Monday's gonna be 57
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and sunny. So,
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yeah. I think spring has sprung. The groundhog
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was wrong.
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Let's fire the groundhog
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or
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or maybe barbecue him. I don't know. I
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don't know what a groundhog tastes like.
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Anyway, everybody have a great weekend. I'll catch
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you on Monday.
