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With March having come to a close, the 2014 Fantasy Snowfall contest has ended. We’ve waited about a week to make sure the stats are accurate: that any corrections that were needed between December and March have been accounted for now. First, here’s a look at the March monthly totals:

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
41.1 45.2 38.4 34.5
Starters (Full Credit)
Denver 6.0 Ann Arbor 10.5 Green Bay 6.1 Akron 9.7
Lansing 10.4 Boston 2.2 Rochester(MN) 6.2 Billings 10.6
Milwaukee 6.3 Madison 8.2 Salt Lake City 0.5 Hartford 0.8
Sioux Fallsr 7.7 Pittsburgh 4.9 Spokane 5.8 Minneapolis 4.7
Total 30.4 Total 25.8 Total 18.6 Total 25.8
Bench (Half Credit)
Erie 17.6 Flint 9.4 Buffalo 24.5 Anchorage 10.9
Worcester 3.7 Rochester(NY) 29.3 Cleveland 15.1 Grand Rapids 6.4
Total 10.7 Total 19.4 Total 19.8 Total 8.7

All four competitors used Syracuse earlier in the season. That strategy worked this season, as Syracuse picked up 21.7 inches of snow in March, the city’s lowest total of the 4 months in play.

Mike takes March, but monthly totals for everyone were a bit low for everyone. While this is partly due to the big cities being on the bench, it’s largely a result of there just simply not being much snow in most of the Fantasy Snowfall cities. Only 2 cities reached the 20 inch mark, while 16 of the 24 failed to reach double digits.

Now a word about the final standings. Because of adjustments made through the season by the National Weather Service, the totals below will not match results from previously announced months. With that out of the way, here are the final totals for Fantasy Snowfall 2014:

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014 Standings
Players December January February March Total
Brent 103.4 126.0 105.0 41.1 375.4
Mike 92.4 133.6 108.8 45.2 379.8
Pat 99.6 104.2 134.9 38.4 377.0
Steve 110.2 107.7 152.0 34.5 404.4

Steve wins this year’s contest! It was a tight race for the rest, as the difference between second and last was 4.4 inches. Mike winning March propelled him to second place overall, with Pat finishing 3rd and Brent in 4th.

We’d like to thank all four players for their participation, and everyone for following along, this season. We’re excited to bring another edition of Fantasy Snowfall next season…but we’ll gladly take the next 6 months to relax before then. ;)

While Fantasy Snowfall has ended, the main snow race continues! Stay tuned to find out which city is this year’s national champion. Can Erie hold on? Will Syracuse overtake them? Is there another that will pass them both? Should be a very interesting conclusion in the next month to month and a half!

With February over, it’s time to take a look at snow totals for the little snow month that could. Some cities show some impressive numbers for the month, especially considering there are 3 less days in February than any of the other Fantasy Snowfall months. So, who took February? The table below shows the totals for all 25 cities in this season’s contest.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
106.0 108.8 134.6 151.8
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 28.9 Ann Arbor 23.7 Buffalo 23.3 Akron 17.0
Milwaukee 15.9 Boston 22.9 Cleveland 23.8 Anchorage 9.9
Sioux Falls 9.0 Flint 21.8 Rochester(MN) 18.6 Grand Rapids 29.0
Worcester 41.5 Rochester(NY) 26.3 Spokane 17.9 Hartford 27.1
Syracuse 41.1 Syracuse 41.1
Total 95.3 Total 94.7 Total 124.7 Total 124.1
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 3.3 Madison 12.0 Green Bay 17.7 Billings 37.0
Lansing 18.0 Pittsburgh 16.1 Salt Lake City 2.1 Minneapolis 18.4
Total 10.7 Total 14.1 Total 9.9 Total 27.7

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike used that option in January, while Pat and Steve have used it now.

Just like with January, those who started Syracuse this month finished ahead of those who didn’t. Syracuse had more snow this month than any other thus far, so it would appear Pat and Steve made the right call this season. However, Syracuse didn’t have the most snow for the month as that distinction goes to Worcester. In all, 12 of the 25 cities listed had at least 20 inches of snow for February, not bad for the shortest month!

With 3 months down, and one to go, here’s an updated look at the overall standings:

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014 Standings
Players December January February March Total
Brent 103.0 125.2 106.0 0.0 334.1
Mike 92.2 129.7 108.8 0.0 330.6
Pat 98.8 104.2 134.6 0.0 337.6
Steve 110.2 107.7 151.8 0.0 369.7

With a little help from the biggest monthly total so far, 151.8, Steve has regained the lead, this time ahead of second place by over 30 inches. Everyone else is in close, only 7 inches separates second from last. And if you think this contest is over, remember what happened last season, as a big lead fell in the final month. That could easily happen again this time.

Finally, here’s a look at each participant’s starters for March:

March 2014 Starters
Brent Mike Pat Steve
Denver, CO Ann Arbor, MI Green Bay, WI Akron, OH
Lansing, MI Boston, MA Rochester, MN Billings, MT
Milwaukee, WI Madison, WI Salt Lake City, UT Hartford, CT
Souix Falls, SD Pittsburgh, PA Spokane, WA Minneapolis, MN

In this season’s contest, every city must start and be benched for at least one month. With this lineup, every city has now met that requirement.

The next update will happen around the 11th. Will Steve take the crown, or will there be a late surge by Brent, Mike or Pat? Stay tuned!

February is still acting as the little snow month that could. A couple of the Fantasy Snowfall cities have already broken the 30 inch mark, and several more have totals in the 20s. How does that add up for the participants’ totals? The table below has that answer, with monthly totals through 2/18.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
92.1 97.6 91.4 110.0
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 23.4 Ann Arbor 20.0 Buffalo 16.6 Akron 15.1
Milwaukee 14.2 Boston 22.5 Cleveland 18.8 Anchorage 4.9
Sioux Falls 6.9 Flint 20.2 Rochester(MN) 8.4 Grand Rapids 22.3
Worcester 38.2 Rochester(NY) 21.8 Spokane 8.4 Hartford 26.6
Syracuse 31.4 Syracuse 31.4
Total 82.7 Total 84.5 Total 83.6 Total 100.3
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 2.5 Madison 11.0 Green Bay 13.7 Billings 11.9
Lansing 16.3 Pittsburgh 15.2 Salt Lake City 1.9 Minneapolis 7.4
Total 9.4 Total 13.1 Total 7.8 Total 9.7

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike used that option in January, while Pat and Steve have used it now.

Pat and Steve’s gamble to start Syracuse in the shortest month has paid off. Both have 31.4 as a bonus so far, topping the full month totals of December and January. Despite that, Pat is currently last for February, and he is the only one to not have a “regular” city with 20+ inches of snow this month. Brent has the big number in Worcester, while Mike has every starter over 20 inches.

On March 1st, we’ll reveal who took February, give an update on the overall standings, and show the starters for March…the last month of this season’s Fantasy Snowfall contest! Stay tuned!

Of course, February is the shortest month. However, if the first nine days are any indication, it might pack the biggest punch of the contest. The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 2/9.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
45.7 59.2 45.0 53.0
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 15.8 Ann Arbor 13.2 Buffalo 13.5 Akron 8.5
Milwaukee 5.4 Boston 12.6 Cleveland 11.6 Anchorage 0.4
Sioux Falls 2.0 Flint 12.5 Rochester(MN) 0.9 Grand Rapids 13.3
Worcester 15.6 Rochester(NY) 15.0 Spokane 5.4 Hartford 13.2
Syracuse 12.4 Syracuse 12.4
Total 38.8 Total 53.3 Total 43.8 Total 47.8
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 2.4 Madison 4.4 Green Bay 0.4 Billings 10.4
Lansing 11.3 Pittsburgh 7.3 Salt Lake City 1.9 Minneapolis 0.0
Total 6.9 Total 5.9 Total 1.2 Total 5.2

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike used that option in January, while Pat and Steve have used it now.

The two that started Syracuse in January were tops in the month. So the same thing would hold true for February, right? Not so much. Mike is building on his January victory, while Pat and Steve’s use of February is only proving to keep them in the race for the first part of the month.

The next Fantasy Snowfall update will likely be around the 20th, depending of course on how much snow the cities get. Stay tuned!

We’re at halftime of this season’s Fantasy Snowfall contest, and the race is heating up! Or…is it cooling down? Just what *IS* the correct phrase for a close snow competition? Anyway, with January now in the books, it’s time to take a look at how the four competitors fared for the last month. The table below shows snowfall totals for each of the cities chosen for the Fantasy Snowfall contest.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
125.2 129.7 104.2 107.7
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 28.1 Boston 21.8 Buffalo 42.4 Akron 19.1
Lansing 22.7 Madison 8.5 Cleveland 23.7 Grand Rapids 41.9
Milwaukee 19.6 Pittsburgh 17.9 Green Bay 17.0 Hartford 10.3
Worcester 20.0 Rochester(NY) 20.8 Salt Lake City 10.1 Minneapolis 22.7
Syracuse 25.3 Syracuse 25.3
Total 115.7 Total 94.3 Total 93.2 Total 94.0
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 14.3 Ann Arbor 37.8 Rochester(MN) 14.8 Anchorage 9.2
Sioux Falls 4.7 Flint 32.9 Spokane 7.1 Billings 18.2
Total 9.5 Total 35.4 Total 11.0 Total 13.7

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike have used that option for January, while Pat and Steve have it for either February or March.

As expected, Brent and Mike, who picked Syracuse for the month, were both ahead of the two that didn’t. But, Pat and Steve were able to get good totals out of Buffalo and Grand Rapids to somewhat make up for that. Here’s a look at the season totals after two months.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014 Standings
Players December January February March Total
Brent 103.0 125.2 0.0 0.0 228.2
Mike 92.2 129.7 0.0 0.0 221.8
Pat 98.8 104.2 0.0 0.0 203.0
Steve 110.2 107.7 0.0 0.0 217.9

Brent, who has finished second in both months, currently has the lead. Mike has made a nice turn around, going from last to second place. As an interesting note, had Pat used Syracuse for January, he’d currently have the overall lead by 0.1! Obviously, it’s still anyone’s contest, especially since some big snow-getters will have to be on the bench soon.

Here’s a look at the starters for February:

February 2014 Starters
Brent Mike Pat Steve
Erie, PA Ann Arbor, MI Buffalo, NY Akron, OH
Milwaukee, WI Boston, MA Cleveland, OH Anchorage, AK
Sioux Falls, SD Flint, MI Rochester, MN Grand Rapids, MI
Worcester, MA Rochester, NY Spokane, WA Hartford, CT
Syracuse, NY Syracuse, NY

Each city must start, and be benched, in at least month. To meet this requirement, Brent must bench Erie and Worcester, Mike must bench Rochester, Pat must bench Bufalo and Cleveland, and Steve must bench Grand Rapids in March. This means Brent and Pat’s starters are locked in for March, while Mike and Steve have their options for 4 out of 5 cities.

Depending on how much snow the cities get, the next Fantasy Snowfall update will be around the 10th. Stay tuned!

We are now just over 2 thirds of the way through January, and after the big snow event along the coast, it’s time for another Fantasy Snowfall update. The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 1/22.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
93.9 100.3 71.2 61.6
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 21.2 Boston 21.7 Buffalo 30.3 Akron 9.6
Lansing 17.5 Madison 7.1 Cleveland 14.6 Grand Rapids 20.9
Milwaukee 13.5 Pittsburgh 10.3 Green Bay 12.1 Hartford 9.8
Worcester 18.9 Rochester(NY) 16.7 Salt Lake City 8.3 Minneapolis 11.6
Syracuse 17.7 Syracuse 17.7
Total 88.8 Total 73.5 Total 65.3 Total 51.9
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 6.4 Ann Arbor 27.1 Rochester(MN) 9.0 Anchorage 9.2
Sioux Falls 3.7 Flint 26.4 Spokane 2.8 Billings 10.1
Total 5.1 Total 26.8 Total 5.9 Total 9.7

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike have used that option for January, while Pat and Steve have it for either February or March.

Continuing the theme from the last update, the December winner is trailing big this month, while the fourth place finish in December is still in the lead in January. Mike’s big snow-getters are on the bench, but it’s still enough for now. Buffalo is this month’s top snow city for the month, but Lake Erie is freezing up a lot. How will that impact the rest of the way?

On February 1st, we’ll find out who January’s big winner is, how the overall standings have changed, and who the starters are for February. Stay tuned!

It has been an interesting start to January in the national snow contest. How does that translate to the Fantasy Snowfall contest? The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 1/11.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
62.2 65.3 45.9 38.4
Starters (Full Credit)
Erie 15.1 Boston 15.3 Buffalo 25.1 Akron 7.6
Lansing 15.5 Madison 0.3 Cleveland 10.9 Grand Rapids 16.1
Milwaukee 7.4 Pittsburgh 6.3 Green Bay 0.0 Hartford 8.6
Worcester 10.8 Rochester(NY) 12.7 Salt Lake City 8.1 Minneapolis 0.3
Syracuse 10.1 Syracuse 10.1
Total 58.9 Total 44.7 Total 44.1 Total 32.8
Bench (Half Credit)
Denver 6.0 Ann Arbor 20.8 Rochester(MN) 1.1 Anchorage 1.9
Sioux Falls 0.6 Flint 20.4 Spokane 2.5 Billings 9.3
Total 3.3 Total 20.6 Total 1.8 Total 5.6

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike have used that option for January, while Pat and Steve have it for either February or March.

The first shall be last, and the last shall be first. Steve won December, but is trailing in January. On the flip side, Mike was fourth in December, and has a slim lead for first this month. His totals would have been even bigger, but his two heaviest snow cities are on the bench. With just over a third of the month in the books, it looks like we’ll be in for an interesting race, both here and in the national contest.

The next Fantasy Snowfall update will likely be on the 22nd or 23rd, depending of course on how much snow the cities get. Stay tuned!

Happy New Year everyone! With December 2013 at a close, it is time to check how each competitor fared for the month. The table below shows the December snowfall totals for the cities in this season’s Fantasy Snowfall contest.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
103.0 92.2 98.8 110.2
Starters (Full Credit)
Denver 4.7 Ann Arbor 17.5 Buffalo 28.5 Anchorage 23.1
Erie 48.0 Flint 16.7 Cleveland 17.1 Billings 23.9
Lansing 15.4 Madison 22.1 Green Bay 26.4 Grand Rapids 34.7
Worcester 18.9 Rochester(NY) 22.5 Salt Lake City 18.4 Minneapolis 15.9
Total 87.0 Total 78.8 Total 90.4 Total 97.6
Bench (Half Credit)
Milwaukee 19.3 Boston 11.7 Rochester(MN) 13.1 Akron 12.5
Sioux Falls 12.6 Pittsburgh 15.0 Spokane 3.7 Hartford 12.7
Total 16.0 Total 13.4 Total 8.4 Total 12.6

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. None of the four chose to start Syracuse in December. However, it is worth pointing out that Syracuse had 29 inches in December. As one final note, as of December 15th, South Bend, IN no longer has official measurements. We’ve replaced them with Ann Arbor, MI for Mike.

Steve wins December, but there are three months to go. Here are the starters for January:

January 2014 Starters
Brent Mike Pat Steve
Erie, PA Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Akron, OH
Lansing, MI Madison, WI Cleveland, OH Grand Rapids, MI
Milwaukee, WI Pittsburgh, PA Green Bay, WI Hartford, CT
Worcester, MA Rochester, NY Salt Lake City, UT Minneapolis, MN
Syracuse, NY Syracuse, NY

To meet the season’s requirements, Brent must bench Erie, Lansing and Worcester and start Sioux Falls, Mike must bench Madison and Rochester(NY), Pat must bench Buffalo, Cleveland, Green Bay and Salt Lake City and start Rochester(MN) and Spokane, and Steve must bench Grand Rapids and Minneapolis. In addition, Pat and Steve have Syracuse available to start in either February or March.

The next update will likely be on either January 11th or 12th.

We’re about two thirds through December, so it’s time for another Fantasy Snowfall update. The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 12/21, for the 24 cities in this season’s Fantasy Snowfall contest.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
72.8 53.2 69.8 82.4
Starters (Full Credit)
Denver 3.6 Flint 7.9 Buffalo 19.7 Anchorage 21.2
Erie 32.8 Madison 10.1 Cleveland 11.5 Billings 16.9
Lansing 10.0 Rochester(NY) 18.0 Green Bay 16.4 Grand Rapids 22.5
Worcester 18.1 South Bend 6.7 Salt Lake City 17.8 Minneapolis 10.7
Total 64.5 Total 42.7 Total 65.4 Total 71.3
Bench (Half Credit)
Milwaukee 7.4 Boston 11.4 Rochester(MN) 5.3 Akron 9.8
Sioux Falls 9.1 Pittsburgh 9.5 Spokane 3.4 Hartford 12.4
Total 8.3 Total 10.5 Total 4.4 Total 11.1

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. None of the four chose to start Syracuse in December. However, it is worth pointing out that Syracuse has 20.5 inches in the month so far. Time will tell if not using Syracuse this month will have hurt at least one of the competitors.

Steve has widened his lead, but now Brent has taken over second place. Pat is now third and Mike is still fourth. With 10 days to go in December, and 3 more months remaining for the entire contest, it is still anyone’s game. Just look at how last year’s competition unfolded: all big leads diminished quickly throughout the event. Perhaps the same thing will happen this year.

The next update will show the final December results as well as the starters for January. Stay tuned!

It’s the first Fantasy Snowfall update of the season! So let’s get right to it. The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 12/13, for the 24 cities in this season’s Fantasy Snowfall contest.

GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014
Brent Mike Pat Steve
25.0 20.9 34.4 41.5
Starters (Full Credit)
Denver 3.1 Flint 1.3 Buffalo 9.2 Anchorage 3.8
Erie 10.0 Madison 6.5 Cleveland 5.1 Billings 12.5
Lansing 3.1 Rochester(NY) 8.1 Green Bay 8.7 Grand Rapids 14.7
Worcester 2.5 South Bend 1.9 Salt Lake City 10.1 Minneapolis 8.2
Total 18.7 Total 17.8 Total 33.1 Total 39.2
Bench (Half Credit)
Milwaukee 3.9 Boston 0.8 Rochester(MN) 2.4 Akron 3.7
Sioux Falls 8.8 Pittsburgh 5.3 Spokane 0.2 Hartford 0.9
Total 6.3 Total 3.1 Total 1.3 Total 2.3

In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. None of the four chose to start Syracuse in December. However, I feel it is worth pointing out that Syracuse has 6.3 inches in the month so far.

Steve has the early lead, but this is a marathon, not a sprint. With a storm impacting the eastern portion of the country this weekend, we could be in for a big shift in the standings.

We are planning on getting the next full Fantasy Snowfall update in next week. Stay tuned!