Paula Porter/For the Mining Gazette The snow that fell around Houghton County this week took plenty of muscle and sheer will to remove.

The winter storm that has extensively impacted Houghton County appears to be a localized event, at least in the four-county area.

County Undersheriff/Jail Administrator Tonya Stefonich, said Keweenaw County did not suffer any storm conditions, estimating that since Friday, the county received perhaps a foot of snow.

“It wasn’t as bad in our county as it was in others,” Stefonich said. “I don’t think the storm impacted us at all.”

She said there were no calls related to accidents or vehicles off the road.

Further south in Calumet Village, snow totals are estimated to be about 30 inches since Friday.

A dozen or so miles to the south, Hancock Police Department’s Lt. David Outinen said that on Monday they responded to several calls of vehicles in snowbanks and off the roads, but just one property damage crash involving two vehicles.

“We had numerous in the snowbanks and in the ditch,” Outinen said, adding that several factors were involved including snow-covered roads, motorists driving too fast for conditions and poor visibility.

On Monday, officers responded to a semi stuck on what is known as Santori’s Corner, the curve where South Lincoln Drive becomes North Lincoln Drive. On Tuesday, response calls were fewer, which included another stuck semi, that one on Elevation Street.

Schools in Houghton and Keweenaw counties were closed Monday, and Baraga and L’Anse schools operated on a two-hour delay Tuesday.

Ontonagon County offered a report similar to that of Keweenaw County. Ontonagon County Undersheriff Charles Pantti said his department did not receive calls for assistance. The Ontonagon – Rockland area, in the northern part of the county, received between eight and 10 inches of snow over the weekend, from Friday to Sunday. The Porcupine Mountain ski hill still does not have an opening date.

“They said they got around 10 inches of snow, but high winds blew a lot of bare spots on the hill,” said Pantti.

The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office also offered a similar report, saying that area received less than a foot of snow.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service reports that a winter weather advisory remains in effect until Wednesday at 1 p.m. for Houghton County, which was on Tuesday extended from 7 a.m. The advisory includes additional snow accumulations of 3 to 11 inches, lowest on the east side of the Keweenaw Peninsula and the highest amounts are expected in the high terrain, especially around Calumet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph, with high temperatures around 9 degrees. The weather is predicted to gradually moderate as the week progresses, with a high temperature predicted on Saturday of 16 degrees.