GSL Slip Renters;

Current weather charts indicate a fairly high probability that the Great Salt Lake Marina will be staring down the barrel of Lake Effect Snow late tonight to early tomorrow morning.  There is a chance we could see six inches or more snow on boats as the sun comes up Sunday.

Now I don’t want to get everyone too excited about a snow storm after the winter we have been having.  But I do want to let you know about the chance of snow piling up on your boats.  The lake temperature is 30 degrees.  Scuppers can be frozen; debris can clog scuppers.  The weight of the snow can push boats down in the water allowing sea water to start entering scuppers and flooding or even sinking an errant boat.

We have had a mild winter.  But now is not the time to be complacent about your boats.  Are they prepared for the weight of snow?

If we do receive snow tomorrow, we will be plowing the parking lots and shoveling sidewalks and observation decks.  But the docks will probably not be shoveled until Monday.  IF you are not too busy skiing on fresh powder tomorrow you may want to consider coming out and clearing snow off your boats (sorry, this is not a service we provide at the marina yet).

We will send an email out tomorrow morning regarding snow totals if we do end up in the path of the LAKE EFFECT snow.

Harbor Master