Ice-in Watch 2006

tricia1218 · 02-13-2006, 12:20 PM

Here in Northern MA, the same thing, the news reports 17 inches in my town, there is no way there is 17 inches of snow out there. All this talk about a blizzard, it looked more like light snow to me.

Maybe the coast caught the brunt of the storm, at most we had heavy snow for 30 minutes in the afternoon. I would guess less than 12 inches. Where are they measuring snow fall from, resenlty plowed banks?

Island Girl · 02-13-2006, 12:35 PM

With the forecast for this week, higher sun in the sky and large areas of open water I fear we will not have ice-in this year... then again... we could have an early ice-out... Brrrrr... cold nights at the camp in late March, chilly boat rides, burgers on the grill, Hot chocolate, Hot mint tea, Slingbox with Tivo, Hmmm .... this is beginning to sound good... Maybe the babes should be doing the ice out dance.

God Bless airboats!

Island Girl · 02-13-2006, 12:40 PM

I have not posted my weekend pictures of the lake conditions yet on Photopost, but some of them are here: http://islandgirl.smugmug.com/gallery/1197471

I hope to get to them this week but cannot promise anything. I will upload the rest to this site as all it is is a drag and drop. I do not see any reason for those holes to close this year... One can always hope.

IG

pparisi133 · 02-13-2006, 12:42 PM

Thanks for the heads up, Island Girl. We decided we're going to recon it this afternoon. A couple of guys are going to go in from Minge Cove and go across to Rattlesnake on foot, provided they can get that far.
Before we bring the crew up, we figured we'd scout it out.

Thanks to everyone for the info....I'll post our results later this afternoon!!

Island Girl · 02-13-2006, 01:16 PM

Out between Cub and Sleepers and Rattlesnake was a circle of ice over ice sheets with open water in between... The ice out there is very variable and any snow cover from yesterday would mask that... I would not be going out there myself... The ice is not safe. This report was from an airboat.... I REPEAT... IT MAY NOT BE SAFE OUT THERE!!!!

Grant · 02-13-2006, 03:34 PM

Yes, there are a number of strange open spots remaining, although the deep cold over the past week or so has made a difference. I did some poking around this weekend, and here are some photos:

Trucks and bob houses on 19 Mile Bay - Friday afternoon:

Bubblers doing their duty at 19 Mile Bay docks:

Ice ridge (and some open water from bubbler) forming from Wawbeek shore to Black Island (Camp Winaukee):

Gunstock, bob house, thin ice:

Gunstock viewed from Abenaki Tower:

Melvin Bay toward Moultonboro Bay from Abenaki Tower:

Previously viewed ice ridge grows after a night of cold:

Ice boats and open water on Wolfeboro Bay:

Yours truly on Chocorua Lake:

The always majestic Mt. Washington:

And the ice ridge continues to grow -- Saturday evening:

flyguy · 02-13-2006, 04:59 PM

I did an "Ice Flight" on Jan 27, and another today, with Dave Emerson of Emerson Aviation. I'm sorry to report that there appears the be LESS ice today than there was three weeks ago! Dave's impression was that much of the ice is 2-3" thick (he should know).

Take a look at these two images, taken three weeks apart near Rattlesnake:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867676
Jan 27th

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867689
Feb 13th

There's also a much larger hole at the east end of Meredith bay, north of the Weirs:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867705

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867720

And some especially daring ice fisherman in Sanders Bay:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867735

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

Bill

Island Girl · 02-13-2006, 05:19 PM

Thanks for the pictures... the ice report for the airboat people on Friday was mostly 6 inches from Minge Cove to the NW end of Rattlesnake with a lot of rifts and some water within the rifts.

Your pictures reveal how scary it is out there.

Rose · 02-13-2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tricia1218

Here in Northern MA, the same thing, the news reports 17 inches in my town, there is no way there is 17 inches of snow out there. All this talk about a blizzard, it looked more like light snow to me.

Maybe the coast caught the brunt of the storm, at most we had heavy snow for 30 minutes in the afternoon.

Not sure where you are, but we measured 17.7 inches over the duration of the storm here in Townsend, MA. Between 7:35 and 8:30 in the morning, we got 3.5" of snow. The next hour, the snow rate was 2.5". Since it was very light, fluffy snow, it quickly compacts to nothing in a day.

gtxrider · 02-13-2006, 10:06 PM

Maybe I can load some of this in my truck and bring it to the lake this Saturday!

So we can get a snowmobile ride!

spotsink · 02-14-2006, 08:02 AM

Thanks to all who have posted information on ice conditions, especially the photos from 19 mile bay.

Has anyone been out past Chase Point and over toward Cow and Little Bear? If so, what are things like out that way? We want to get out to check on out place but with ice conditions so variable were hoping for more information before planning a trip.

02-13-2006, 12:35 PM	#2
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Ice-in Ice Out... which is it. With the forecast for this week, higher sun in the sky and large areas of open water I fear we will not have ice-in this year... then again... we could have an early ice-out... Brrrrr... cold nights at the camp in late March, chilly boat rides, burgers on the grill, Hot chocolate, Hot mint tea, Slingbox with Tivo, Hmmm .... this is beginning to sound good... Maybe the babes should be doing the ice out dance. God Bless airboats! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

02-13-2006, 12:40 PM	#3
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Weekend pictures I have not posted my weekend pictures of the lake conditions yet on Photopost, but some of them are here: http://islandgirl.smugmug.com/gallery/1197471 I hope to get to them this week but cannot promise anything. I will upload the rest to this site as all it is is a drag and drop. I do not see any reason for those holes to close this year... One can always hope. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

02-13-2006, 12:42 PM	#4
pparisi133 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Going out to check..... Thanks for the heads up, Island Girl. We decided we're going to recon it this afternoon. A couple of guys are going to go in from Minge Cove and go across to Rattlesnake on foot, provided they can get that far. Before we bring the crew up, we figured we'd scout it out. Thanks to everyone for the info....I'll post our results later this afternoon!!

02-13-2006, 01:16 PM	#5
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Whoa! Out between Cub and Sleepers and Rattlesnake was a circle of ice over ice sheets with open water in between... The ice out there is very variable and any snow cover from yesterday would mask that... I would not be going out there myself... The ice is not safe. This report was from an airboat.... I REPEAT... IT MAY NOT BE SAFE OUT THERE!!!! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

02-13-2006, 03:34 PM	#6
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Photo from this weekend Yes, there are a number of strange open spots remaining, although the deep cold over the past week or so has made a difference. I did some poking around this weekend, and here are some photos: Trucks and bob houses on 19 Mile Bay - Friday afternoon: Bubblers doing their duty at 19 Mile Bay docks: Ice ridge (and some open water from bubbler) forming from Wawbeek shore to Black Island (Camp Winaukee): Gunstock, bob house, thin ice: Gunstock viewed from Abenaki Tower: Melvin Bay toward Moultonboro Bay from Abenaki Tower: Previously viewed ice ridge grows after a night of cold: Ice boats and open water on Wolfeboro Bay: Yours truly on Chocorua Lake: The always majestic Mt. Washington: And the ice ridge continues to grow -- Saturday evening: __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

02-13-2006, 12:20 PM	#1
tricia1218 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: MA/Paugus Bay Posts: 155 Thanks: 31 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Here in Northern MA, the same thing, the news reports 17 inches in my town, there is no way there is 17 inches of snow out there. All this talk about a blizzard, it looked more like light snow to me. Maybe the coast caught the brunt of the storm, at most we had heavy snow for 30 minutes in the afternoon. I would guess less than 12 inches. Where are they measuring snow fall from, resenlty plowed banks?

02-13-2006, 04:59 PM	#7
flyguy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 383 Thanks: 9 Thanked 101 Times in 20 Posts	Ice from the sky.. I did an "Ice Flight" on Jan 27, and another today, with Dave Emerson of Emerson Aviation. I'm sorry to report that there appears the be LESS ice today than there was three weeks ago! Dave's impression was that much of the ice is 2-3" thick (he should know). Take a look at these two images, taken three weeks apart near Rattlesnake: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867676 Jan 27th http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867689 Feb 13th There's also a much larger hole at the east end of Meredith bay, north of the Weirs: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867705 http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867720 And some especially daring ice fisherman in Sanders Bay: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1139867735 BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! Bill Attached Images __________________ Bill Hemmel LakesRegionAerials.com "We have a slightly different point of view"

02-13-2006, 05:19 PM	#8
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Thanks Bill Thanks for the pictures... the ice report for the airboat people on Friday was mostly 6 inches from Minge Cove to the NW end of Rattlesnake with a lot of rifts and some water within the rifts. Your pictures reveal how scary it is out there. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

02-13-2006, 10:06 PM	#10
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	See what we got Maybe I can load some of this in my truck and bring it to the lake this Saturday! So we can get a snowmobile ride! Last edited by gtxrider; 02-20-2007 at 08:18 PM.

02-14-2006, 08:02 AM	#11
spotsink Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 76 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ice conditions around Tuftonboro islands Thanks to all who have posted information on ice conditions, especially the photos from 19 mile bay. Has anyone been out past Chase Point and over toward Cow and Little Bear? If so, what are things like out that way? We want to get out to check on out place but with ice conditions so variable were hoping for more information before planning a trip.