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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay
In today's Union Leader there is an article stating that a lot of traffic and drilling during last week's Fishing Derby caused deterioration of the ice on Alton Bay. I guess that explains the large puddles on the ice.
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The weight of the snow on the ice is forcing the ice down and pushing water up all those drilled holes. The same can be seen around any pressure ridges that formed before the big snow storms, lots of slush in and around them. Even my tracked Polaris Ranger, which is almost impossible to get stuck was working hard to get through some of them around Welch island last weekend.
It's hard to believe that even with these sub zero temps we have had, the slush is not freezing back up. The thickness of snow must really be insulating it!!
Dan