We did get to Welch this morning traveling along the edge of ice to the north. The last 200' to our dock was iced in as a large sheet had blown in from the north. So we docked 300' south at a neighbors dock, 1st photo. The 2nd photo is our dock sans boat.

It looked clear southward to about Rattlesnake with what looked like ice east of Rattlesnake. Driving by Ames Farm it was clear "almost" to Diamond and northwest Rattlesnake. Looked like some ice along the west shore. Still lots of ice between mainland and mid to south Rattlesnake. A lot will happen quickly today, the ice is moving and melting.


A sign at Pop's says opening May 5th:D

Alan

Ice Out Progress
 

Watching on my webcam from halfway down Alton Bay. All I see is ice towards Little Mark but it is definitely changing color. Much grayer this afternoon than it was even this morning! Fascinating to watch.


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My web cam at weirs beach
 

HI FOLKS:

ICE is black and mushey at Weirs Beach to Meridith....Wind is pushing it to the northeast shore(Meridith Neck) and Governors Island.A good Northeasterly wind will push it back towards Weirs and through the Weirs channel....then it's gone.

click on my "LIVE" WEB CAM LINK....... https://video.nest.com/live/cfVEpKU9JY

Winni Bob

Made it out to Bear today from Sheps, what's left of the ice between there and the post office is mush, but decided to go around loon island which was all cleared of ice. Ice was receding fast as the wind was creating a little chop which was chewing up the leading edge pretty good. By the end of tomorrow I would not be surprised if that entire area is open all the way down past Cattle landing.

On the other side of bear, it's locked up with some pretty decent ice still but over the course of the day the sun was taking it's toll on it. It still seemed pretty solid though and about 7-8" thick with mush on top.

Clear from Y Landing out to Bear as well. Beware the ice has taken out or shifted around markers out there.

Beautiful day to be out.

Bear Ice
 

Thanks, Maxum!

No ice at the north end of Alton Bay! Check it out at www.winnipesaukeecam.com

Webcam update
 

In case you are wondering how the iceout progress is around the lake, go here:
http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/watch.htm

You can view many webcams at once. Scroll down and there are links to live video cams as well.

Some cams are not displaying. If you are the owner please let us know the status or link if it has changed.

Welch Island Cam
Erika’s Cam
Faithaven Cam

Thanks
IG

Looking Beauiful :)
 

Thank you Island Girl! :):laugh::)

Lake Wentworth
 

Ice went out overnight 4/20-4/21 after breaking up in the wind all day.

Middle of Winnisquam is getting close. Looking east just south of Pot island




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The ice That had been locked in near round island is breaking up and Floating south. We are on Welch watching it go by between here and Belknap point.


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clear from Y-Landing out to the east side of Pine Island!

A beautiful day to be out on the lake -PIG

Bear to Pine Ice
 

Thanks, Pine Island Guy!

Our camp is in the cove behind Shepard Island. Any word on that getting to that area safely?

Ok, Darwin Award, huh?
 

We had to break through a couple hundred yards of ice by using clubs, but it was worth it to be back on Rattlesnake! The wind shifted the ice around last night, so it was give up and go home or improvise. We broke through the ice that has accumulated between Ames Farm and the north side of the peninsula. On the south side of the peninsula there is ice damage to docks, including us. By the time we left a little while ago, the ice we broke through had disappeared. A little ice left north of peninsula when we left.

Merrymeeting status
 

View from east end of Merrymeeting. Dark area at the top is open water. Should be gone by tomorrow.

Can I ask where you are exactly? It is so weird that your view has no ice at all and mine is still nothing but ice!


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Sage advice will keep a look out on the bow.

Large sheets of ice continue to flow south past Welch afternoon and evening. Tomorrow will accelerate. Wolfeboro Bay May be the only hold out for ice out on Tuesday.

Alan


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19 Mile Bay - Ice Ready To Go
 

Today about 3PM.

Broads Opening
 

From Birch and Steamboat islands, the ice appears to be gone from the channel south to Gilford. Looking down the Broads past Welch to Rattlesnake, the camera captures no ice. Finally, looking towards Center Harbor, looks like areas of slush.

Broads Camera
 

Here's the image of the Broads from Birch Island dock.

What a difference a few hours makes!!!!! From our view on Echo Point towards Little Mark, there was nothing but ice yesterday afternoon. This morning, there is absolutely nothing but water!!!!!

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i hope emerson goes up this morning and declares ice out about 10:22 this morning :D:):D

Maybe Today
 

Our guess is for 1:23 this afternoon. 🐻

ice out
 

Send up the drone!

Broads off Rattlesnake to Wolfeboro still socked in
 

Very frustrating to see little progress in front of my house. I bet Emerson will go up this afternoon to take a look at what the hold up is. We need an icebreaker to plow through the area. :)

Which is where the preponderance of ice was shown by drone video two days ago (?) so maybe not as much progress as we were hoping.

Coming over to Welch at about noon today we could see a lot of ice east of Rattlesnake. What blew south from this area has jammed up down there. Tomorrow at the earliest.


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The Broads is on the move
 

Pretty scary watching the ice smash into my dock.

Ouch ouch ouch ouch

Tuesday morning
 

Open water.

View from Chestnut Cove 3-24-18 8:00 am
 

Still ice out there

Ice Sheets
 

There was a lot of massive sized ice sheets going by this morning in the broads. It was all piling up between down by Rattlesnake, Diamond and headed towards Parker...

Dan

Last evening we took a ride around Welch. The only solid ice was in the cove and north Welch had a lot of free floating slabs near the shore; no ice on the east, west or south shores of Welch.

We then headed south into the north end of the Broads. There was a solid line of east to west ice starting somewhat north of Rattlesnake and extending southward; photo below. On our way back to Glendale this morning the line was clearly seen at a distance.

Does anyone know what boat launches are open at this time?

How's Bear Looking? Need to get around to the North side by Nokomis.

North side of Bear looks clear.

Try www.bearchow.com

Still Some Ice
 

Still a lot of ice flows in the broads between Lake Shore Park and Tuftonborough Neck. Pretty locked in right now...

Dan

Methinks the crazy cold we had in Dec/Jan created thicker ice than we anticipated. Gotta be tomorrow:confused:

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The ice went out on the pond next to me yesterday. Any time now. :D