Ice-Out Watch 2006

Island Girl · 03-11-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JTA

Island Girl ... how about a picture of this ice boat that you are traveling around in?
I'm curious (and jealous?).

I usually ride in a different boat, but here is today's ride. Somewhere in photopost, Lakegirl has a picture of the other one.

DBA · 03-11-2006, 08:35 PM

Hi to all the Ice Out Fans out there....

Just a reminder that the http://www.Rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm has updated pictures and webcams daily. Thanks to Upthesaukee for the latest pictures on the ice status there. The temps today were instrumental in changing the color, quality and "wetness" of today's ice. One of my late afternoon pictures today shows how much water has been absorbed by the ice. The next two days with their warmer temps and possible rain will help to further dissolve that ice barrier.
Here's to the earliest ice out ever!
DBA

DRH · 03-11-2006, 09:40 PM

That ice looks like it's ready to melt away anytime now! Thanks for the great shots from the northwest part of Rattlesnake, DBA.

upthesaukee · 03-12-2006, 04:12 PM

Here's a few pics besides what was posted on ice out today.

First is a shot from the town docks looking at the gazebo. Notice the debris left behind by bobhouses in the middle right and also just in front of the gazebo. Today's on-ice debris = tomorrow's boating hazard

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And here's a shot of the boat ramp. Notice the water coming right up to where vehicle go on and off, and notice the open water on the Shibley side. (truck did not go on the ice).

And a bob house off Sandy Point. Looks like open water around it!

and finally, more bobhouse out by Echo Point and also over on the Loon Cove side. The dot to the left of the bob house at Echo point is actually a snowmobile crossing the bay very slowly.

In those immortal words..."Th-th-th-tha-tha-that's all, folks!!!!"

KBoater · 03-12-2006, 04:31 PM

Can anyone get a picture of the Wolfeboro town docks ice conditions? I miss the WolfeCam.

RI Swamp Yankee · 03-13-2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FLboater

Can anyone get a picture of the Wolfeboro town docks ice conditions? I miss the WolfeCam.

Here is one I took Feb 22, there wasn't much ice then, I expect less now.
Wolfeboro Town Docks

JK47 · 03-13-2006, 02:25 PM

Does anyone know what the earliest ice out ever recorded is? It will be interesting to see if this year is competitive for the title...

Island Girl · 03-13-2006, 02:30 PM

Here is the list http://www.winnipesaukee.com/iceout.htm

JK47 · 03-13-2006, 02:36 PM

Thanks, IG. It looks like March 28 is the date to beat. That's only two weeks away...

ghfromaltonbay · 03-13-2006, 04:41 PM

Usually they say that ice out occurs a week after the ice disappears from Lily Pond. Has anyone been by there lately?

upthesaukee · 03-13-2006, 04:50 PM

Went by there yesterday. No activity on the pond, still ice covered, but not looking all that safe, which is probably why no one was on the ice...duhhhhhh David!!!!

DBA · 03-13-2006, 04:57 PM

You are right on Resident 2B! We have left Rattlesnake Island as of about noon today (in the pouring rain) rather than stay and experience the winds that are predicted. I am also expecting some dock damage unless the winds just break the ice completely.

When we came across in the airboat today, the ice was firm enough to hold us most of the way. The western end of Rattlesnake was icebergs and open water. The rest of the trip was firm ice. It cracked under the weight, but it held. The rain will help and the winds will chew it up.

So sorry to say there will be no more daily picture postings from Rattlesnake. We expect there to be water by the time we will be returning (2 weeks).

Thanks for all the wonderful comments and we'll see you at the Forum Fest!
DBA

Resident 2B · 03-13-2006, 05:22 PM

DBA,

Thanks for the great photos and good luck with your dock. Hopefully the wind will break it into small pieces.

I just do not have a good feeling about this.

R2B

Lakegeezer · 03-13-2006, 06:43 PM

My back yard, where the boat is kept, is a soup bowl of mud on top of a frozen tundra. Here it is, looking like its time to pull the boat out of the back yard and get it ready to splash. But I can't, yet. To do so now would dig tire tracks that would never go away all summer. I'm hoping for one more freeze later this week, and the forecast is with me. Then I'll yank the boat out to the driveway, early some morning while the ground is still frozen. Not only will I get the boat ready for the early ice-out salmon fishing, but there is a side benefit. With the boat out from under its winter tarp, its bound to snow at least once in March or maybe on April fools day. Maybe one more ski day??

Skip · 03-14-2006, 06:57 AM

Another story on the ice-out with a gracious mention once again of the now famous Winnipesaukee.com!

When will the ice be out????

Skip

Steveo · 03-14-2006, 07:58 AM

OK, I will admit this may be a weird (if not irrelevant) question but how did they know when “Ice Out” was in 1888 or even 1921 (earliest ice out)? The official ice out criteria is when the Mount can navigate all of its ports. What was the criterion in 1888? They certainly didn’t have the good work of Emerson Aviation, let alone planes. No cars, no phones to coordinate sightings at each port. Did they telegraph each other? Was there some guy going around the lake on a horse everyday (?!?). Probably take a few days just to make it around the lake.

I told you it was a weird question; I was just wondering.

Resident 2B · 03-14-2006, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Steveo

OK, I will admit this may be a weird (if not irrelevant) question but how did they know when “Ice Out” was in 1888 or even 1921 (earliest ice out)? The official ice out criteria is when the Mount can navigate all of its ports. What was the criterion in 1888? They certainly didn’t have the good work of Emerson Aviation, let alone planes. No cars, no phones to coordinate sightings at each port. Did they telegraph each other? Was there some guy going around the lake on a horse everyday (?!?). Probably take a few days just to make it around the lake.

I told you it was a weird question; I was just wondering.

I think back then they just used the NASA Images from Space found on the web. They kept things simple back in the old days.

On a bit more serious side, I had the same question.

Diamond Isle · 03-14-2006, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBA

So sorry to say there will be no more daily picture postings from Rattlesnake. We expect there to be water by the time we will be returning (2 weeks).

Thanks for all the wonderful comments and we'll see you at the Forum Fest!
DBA

I just wanted to say thanks for the great pictures around Diamond, sure beats the 30 mile drive over there! Looks like it's time to cut the shrinkwrap and get the boat ready!

MAXUM · 03-14-2006, 11:04 AM

Shoot last weekend I pulled mine out of the garage and fired her up! Man I love that sound!

Weirs guy · 03-14-2006, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

Usually they say that ice out occurs a week after the ice disappears from Lily Pond. Has anyone been by there lately?

I thought the airports new runway lights screwed that up?

upthesaukee · 03-14-2006, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLboater

Can anyone get a picture of the Wolfeboro town docks ice conditions? I miss the WolfeCam.

Here you go!!!! Not often I get over that way with a camera...today was one of those days, and the weather cleared off before I got there (rained this morning).

Enjoy!!

Ice is not that far out from the docks. You might get a better look in the gallery:

Here's that link: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=9026

Island Girl · 03-12-2006, 04:34 PM

The ice around Rattlesnake, Sleeper's, Cub and Treasure Islands has deteriorated much in the last 24 hours. It is very pourous and weak in most places. The airboat broke through the ice around the tip of Rattlesnake and was breaking the ice in others. That grey color that indicated punky ice is everywhere with a lot of very very wet places.

As you can see from DBA and Upthesaukee's ice out pictures there is a lot more open water.

We could literally watch the ice melt!

Stay tuned...
www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm

emailmannh · 03-13-2006, 06:40 AM

The jetski you saw in Weirs Bay last year was not me. I generally put in on Alton Bay because ice out is earlier there. It looks like ice out will be in other parts of the lake this year. Some of these pictures are unbelievable for this time in March. Should be on the water on or before April 1st!

Weirs guy · 03-13-2006, 10:27 AM

man, at this rate you may be on the lake tomorrow. we lost an awful lot of ice this weekend, and now the flows are starting. I'd guess its 2 or 3 weeks ahead of last year.

JK47 · 03-13-2006, 11:29 AM

Are my eyes decieving me, or is this all water in the foreground?

Orion · 03-13-2006, 11:42 AM

That's all water....It was almost half water most of the season.....water to the left and ice to the right, but now all water. Get them boats ready!

Zee · 03-13-2006, 11:52 AM

I was amazed to see five bob houses still on 19 Mile Bay last evening. All bob houses are off Winter Harbor, Wolfeboro Bay and 20 Mile Bay. There was still one trailer out on Center Harbor on Saturday evening. It looked like one wheel was sunk down in the ice. The ice is turning dark everywhere, I sure hope they get them off in the next couple of days. Wolfeboro Bay has a lot of open water. I think we are still two weeks away from ice out but that is still real early. Time enough to wax up the boat.

Resident 2B · 03-13-2006, 12:34 PM

It looks like it will be turning cooler in a few days, but the wind will be up and stay up for about a week. Although it will be cold at night, the wind should keep working on the ice, so it is looking like a early April ice out to me.

Time will tell, but all the signs I know are pointing to that time frame. Ice out usually happens two to three weeks after the water gets to 36 degrees and that happened a few days ago. If you look at the Silver Sand's web site and go backwards from past ice-out dates to what the ice looks like today, you also get this time frame.

One concern I have is with even more ice damage to docks. There was a lot of open water and area where the ice got think. If the wind breaks the ice up into large chunks which is likely and these large chunks get driven by the wind across the open water onto shore, there will be a lot of momentium when these "mini-icebergs" strike land and docks. I hopeI am wrong on this, but it is looking more possible every day.

R2B

03-11-2006, 08:35 PM	#2
DBA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: By the Lake now Posts: 95 Thanks: 11 Thanked 27 Times in 4 Posts	Check it out Hi to all the Ice Out Fans out there.... Just a reminder that the http://www.Rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm has updated pictures and webcams daily. Thanks to Upthesaukee for the latest pictures on the ice status there. The temps today were instrumental in changing the color, quality and "wetness" of today's ice. One of my late afternoon pictures today shows how much water has been absorbed by the ice. The next two days with their warmer temps and possible rain will help to further dissolve that ice barrier. Here's to the earliest ice out ever! DBA Attached Images __________________ living by the water....heaven

03-11-2006, 09:40 PM	#3
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,202 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	That ice looks like it's ready to melt away anytime now! Thanks for the great shots from the northwest part of Rattlesnake, DBA. __________________ DRH

03-12-2006, 04:12 PM	#4
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	03-12-06 before the rain Here's a few pics besides what was posted on ice out today. First is a shot from the town docks looking at the gazebo. Notice the debris left behind by bobhouses in the middle right and also just in front of the gazebo. Today's on-ice debris = tomorrow's boating hazard . And here's a shot of the boat ramp. Notice the water coming right up to where vehicle go on and off, and notice the open water on the Shibley side. (truck did not go on the ice). And a bob house off Sandy Point. Looks like open water around it! and finally, more bobhouse out by Echo Point and also over on the Loon Cove side. The dot to the left of the bob house at Echo point is actually a snowmobile crossing the bay very slowly. In those immortal words..."Th-th-th-tha-tha-that's all, folks!!!!" __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-12-2006, 04:31 PM	#5
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Wolfeboro Ice Can anyone get a picture of the Wolfeboro town docks ice conditions? I miss the WolfeCam. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

03-13-2006, 02:30 PM	#8
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	March 28, 1921 Here is the list http://www.winnipesaukee.com/iceout.htm __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

03-13-2006, 02:25 PM	#7
JK47 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 1 Post	Does anyone know what the earliest ice out ever recorded is? It will be interesting to see if this year is competitive for the title...

03-13-2006, 02:36 PM	#9
JK47 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 1 Post	Thanks, IG. It looks like March 28 is the date to beat. That's only two weeks away...

03-13-2006, 04:41 PM	#10
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Lily Pond Ice-out Usually they say that ice out occurs a week after the ice disappears from Lily Pond. Has anyone been by there lately?

03-13-2006, 04:50 PM	#11
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Lily Pond Went by there yesterday. No activity on the pond, still ice covered, but not looking all that safe, which is probably why no one was on the ice...duhhhhhh David!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-13-2006, 04:57 PM	#12
DBA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: By the Lake now Posts: 95 Thanks: 11 Thanked 27 Times in 4 Posts	So sorry to say You are right on Resident 2B! We have left Rattlesnake Island as of about noon today (in the pouring rain) rather than stay and experience the winds that are predicted. I am also expecting some dock damage unless the winds just break the ice completely. When we came across in the airboat today, the ice was firm enough to hold us most of the way. The western end of Rattlesnake was icebergs and open water. The rest of the trip was firm ice. It cracked under the weight, but it held. The rain will help and the winds will chew it up. So sorry to say there will be no more daily picture postings from Rattlesnake. We expect there to be water by the time we will be returning (2 weeks). Thanks for all the wonderful comments and we'll see you at the Forum Fest! DBA __________________ living by the water....heaven

03-13-2006, 05:22 PM	#13
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	DBA, Thanks for the great photos and good luck with your dock. Hopefully the wind will break it into small pieces. I just do not have a good feeling about this. R2B

03-13-2006, 06:43 PM	#14
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,678 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 354 Thanked 639 Times in 290 Posts	Just one more freeze pleeze My back yard, where the boat is kept, is a soup bowl of mud on top of a frozen tundra. Here it is, looking like its time to pull the boat out of the back yard and get it ready to splash. But I can't, yet. To do so now would dig tire tracks that would never go away all summer. I'm hoping for one more freeze later this week, and the forecast is with me. Then I'll yank the boat out to the driveway, early some morning while the ground is still frozen. Not only will I get the boat ready for the early ice-out salmon fishing, but there is a side benefit. With the boat out from under its winter tarp, its bound to snow at least once in March or maybe on April fools day. Maybe one more ski day?? __________________ -lg

03-14-2006, 06:57 AM	#15
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	Ice out story in today's Union Leader!!!! Another story on the ice-out with a gracious mention once again of the now famous Winnipesaukee.com! When will the ice be out???? Skip

03-14-2006, 07:58 AM	#16
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 524 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	How did they know ice out in 1888 OK, I will admit this may be a weird (if not irrelevant) question but how did they know when “Ice Out” was in 1888 or even 1921 (earliest ice out)? The official ice out criteria is when the Mount can navigate all of its ports. What was the criterion in 1888? They certainly didn’t have the good work of Emerson Aviation, let alone planes. No cars, no phones to coordinate sightings at each port. Did they telegraph each other? Was there some guy going around the lake on a horse everyday (?!?). Probably take a few days just to make it around the lake. I told you it was a weird question; I was just wondering.

03-14-2006, 11:04 AM	#19
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Shoot last weekend I pulled mine out of the garage and fired her up! Man I love that sound!

03-12-2006, 04:34 PM	#22
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	It's Melttttttiiiinnnnggggg! The ice around Rattlesnake, Sleeper's, Cub and Treasure Islands has deteriorated much in the last 24 hours. It is very pourous and weak in most places. The airboat broke through the ice around the tip of Rattlesnake and was breaking the ice in others. That grey color that indicated punky ice is everywhere with a lot of very very wet places. As you can see from DBA and Upthesaukee's ice out pictures there is a lot more open water. We could literally watch the ice melt! Stay tuned... www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

03-13-2006, 06:40 AM	#23
emailmannh Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Message for Wiers Guy The jetski you saw in Weirs Bay last year was not me. I generally put in on Alton Bay because ice out is earlier there. It looks like ice out will be in other parts of the lake this year. Some of these pictures are unbelievable for this time in March. Should be on the water on or before April 1st!

03-13-2006, 10:27 AM	#24
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	man, at this rate you may be on the lake tomorrow. we lost an awful lot of ice this weekend, and now the flows are starting. I'd guess its 2 or 3 weeks ahead of last year. __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

03-13-2006, 11:29 AM	#25
JK47 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 1 Post	Are my eyes decieving me, or is this all water in the foreground?

03-13-2006, 11:42 AM	#26
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	all water That's all water....It was almost half water most of the season.....water to the left and ice to the right, but now all water. Get them boats ready!

03-13-2006, 11:52 AM	#27
Zee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Union Wharf, Tuftonboro Posts: 173 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Bob Houses on 19 Mile Bay I was amazed to see five bob houses still on 19 Mile Bay last evening. All bob houses are off Winter Harbor, Wolfeboro Bay and 20 Mile Bay. There was still one trailer out on Center Harbor on Saturday evening. It looked like one wheel was sunk down in the ice. The ice is turning dark everywhere, I sure hope they get them off in the next couple of days. Wolfeboro Bay has a lot of open water. I think we are still two weeks away from ice out but that is still real early. Time enough to wax up the boat.

03-13-2006, 12:34 PM	#28
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	10 day forecast and possible impacts It looks like it will be turning cooler in a few days, but the wind will be up and stay up for about a week. Although it will be cold at night, the wind should keep working on the ice, so it is looking like a early April ice out to me. Time will tell, but all the signs I know are pointing to that time frame. Ice out usually happens two to three weeks after the water gets to 36 degrees and that happened a few days ago. If you look at the Silver Sand's web site and go backwards from past ice-out dates to what the ice looks like today, you also get this time frame. One concern I have is with even more ice damage to docks. There was a lot of open water and area where the ice got think. If the wind breaks the ice up into large chunks which is likely and these large chunks get driven by the wind across the open water onto shore, there will be a lot of momentium when these "mini-icebergs" strike land and docks. I hopeI am wrong on this, but it is looking more possible every day. R2B