Here is the official
2009-2010 Ice-in thread. With the freezing temps, snow, ice on Alton Bay and the lake temp below 40 degrees it is time to watch for ice-in.
Here we discuss the conditions all over the lake area. Please post pictures of your part of the lake as it freezes... links to PhotoPost are fine!
Several people have asked what determines ice-in. There is nothing official. My definition would be when the broads freezes over enough so the ice can grow and a warm rainy day will not melt it all and turn the lake liquid again. This
does not mean it is safe to go out there!!!!!!!
For those who are new here... sometimes we wake up in the morning... check out
Snake Eyes... and the lake is skimmed over with ice. We get very very excited!!! Occasionally we get fooled... and it rains and we have to start watching and hoping for a very cold, very calm night so the skim coat can start again.
The ice-in page is up for your daily watching.. at
http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/icein.htm. All of the Winnipesaukee cams are there. If you want to see the other lakes go to
http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/lakecams.htm.
Happy Watching
ps... my snowmobile is running... and waiting for safe ice!!!
