Ice Report 1-9-1010

ishoot308 · 01-09-2010, 07:36 PM

I took a ride along the Southeast side of the lake today from Alton Bay to Fays Marina in Gilford and can offer the following ice conditions for those who care...

From the scenic view area on route 11 it appears that the entire lake has finally frozen over. Definitely not safely in the broads or other wide open areas.

Alton Bay: Have a ball! Trucks, snowmobiles, bob houses and I believe a plane even landed there today. Bay appears to be frozen solid for quite a ways out.

Ellacoya State Park: Frozen but in my opinion not anywhere near safe for walking yet. Another few days of cold weather and you should be O.K.

Glendale Town Docks: Frozen but in my opinion only safe for walking with extreme care. The air boat which launched there this week made a mess of the ice. Lots of chunk ice sticking up in the air and very rough. It will be a P.I.A. to put your bob house in here without a little jockeying. I did see someone venturing from here out to the other side of lockes island cutting holes along the way to check ice. It only took them a few seconds to cut through the ice. Personally I think they were nuts as this area just froze over in the past couple days.

Smith Cove / Fays Marina: Bob house and truck on the ice in front of Fays boat ramp. Nice smooth surface for entering on the ice. I would not venture out anywhere near the smith cove channel without using extreme caution and checking ice thickness. Definitely has severe ice thickness variations.

I think by next weekend safe ice with discretion and common sense used should be O.K. on this side of the lake.

Hope this helps and be safe!!

Dan

01-09-2010, 07:36 PM	#1
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,313 Thanks: 2,407 Thanked 5,310 Times in 2,071 Posts	Ice Report 1-9-1010 I took a ride along the Southeast side of the lake today from Alton Bay to Fays Marina in Gilford and can offer the following ice conditions for those who care... From the scenic view area on route 11 it appears that the entire lake has finally frozen over. Definitely not safely in the broads or other wide open areas. Alton Bay: Have a ball! Trucks, snowmobiles, bob houses and I believe a plane even landed there today. Bay appears to be frozen solid for quite a ways out. Ellacoya State Park: Frozen but in my opinion not anywhere near safe for walking yet. Another few days of cold weather and you should be O.K. Glendale Town Docks: Frozen but in my opinion only safe for walking with extreme care. The air boat which launched there this week made a mess of the ice. Lots of chunk ice sticking up in the air and very rough. It will be a P.I.A. to put your bob house in here without a little jockeying. I did see someone venturing from here out to the other side of lockes island cutting holes along the way to check ice. It only took them a few seconds to cut through the ice. Personally I think they were nuts as this area just froze over in the past couple days. Smith Cove / Fays Marina: Bob house and truck on the ice in front of Fays boat ramp. Nice smooth surface for entering on the ice. I would not venture out anywhere near the smith cove channel without using extreme caution and checking ice thickness. Definitely has severe ice thickness variations. I think by next weekend safe ice with discretion and common sense used should be O.K. on this side of the lake. Hope this helps and be safe!! Dan Last edited by ishoot308; 01-09-2010 at 07:41 PM. Reason: Topic should say 1-9-2010