Official 2016 Ice-Out Thread

[phoenix]

could be earliest ice out on record

[riverat]

https://www.facebook.com/roy.sulliva...8786357496935/

[GMan_NH]

Huge Shout out to the guys at Emerson Aviation and Bill Hemmel! Someone on this form suggested I contact them in regards to a specific part of the lake that isn't generally considered in part of the Ice-Out Declarations and they delivered despite the original response to my request was that they couldn't do it. Donated to the ice-out.com for this one, http://www.ice-out.com/Winnipesaukee/i-NbkBcz6/A

[Dad sold the C * C]

Winnisquam looks open south of Pot Island.

[pjard]

Originally Posted by GMan_NH

Huge Shout out to the guys at Emerson Aviation and Bill Hemmel! Someone on this form suggested I contact them in regards to a specific part of the lake that isn't generally considered in part of the Ice-Out Declarations and they delivered despite the original response to my request was that they couldn't do it. Donated to the ice-out.com for this one, http://www.ice-out.com/Winnipesaukee/i-NbkBcz6/A

Those are some fantastic pictures. It's amazing the difference between open water and solid white ice just a few miles apart.

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

I made this video last year.
For anyone wondering why they call it 'candle ice', this should explain.
Notice the date was April 20th putting Paugus 5 weeks ahead of last year!
http://youtu.be/X5u3nGRCDe4

[barefootbay]

Great pictures !!!

[Merrymeeting]

Pretty amazing to look at the Snake Eyes cam today and see no ice in sight!

[Mink Islander]

Won't be long now!

[AC2717]

I heard it was going to happen on March 20th at 9:22am

[Descant]

WMUR just reported that ice out has been declared. No details and on to the next commercial.

[Descant]

I saw the above announcement on the WMUR noon time news, but the time stamp on my post from the web site says 10:16 am. How come?

[pondboy]

Ice out today. Who has their boat in? It was Ice Out on Sunapee also. Both lakes broke a record since records were kept. That's right suckers, global warming is just political malarkey there is no truth to it at all. Mankind and Industry have no influence on the warming of our planet. It is the cows that fart too much. I'll see you out on the 'saukee starting NOW!

[fatlazyless]

Yesterday, these two canada geese, a male and female pair, showed up for their fourth consecutive year squatting on Horse Island for about two months. How do I know they are the same two geese every year for four years in a row? The larger one has an aluminum band on its' left leg with a number starting with a 3.

As soon as these two got here, they got into a big long battle for a few hours with lots of honking with another pair of geese, and I assume it was for squatting rights to Horse Island, as apparently the island is only big enough for one pair of canada geese.

It seems that last May, after six weeks of nest warming egg care by momma goose, one of the local bald eagles was able to scare off the female and destroy all the geese eggs which could have been maybe seven eggs.

Canada geese seem to really really like cheez-its which will float.

[HellRaZoR004]

How about Ice-In?

[chasedawg]

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

How about Ice-In?

There are several marinas recommending not to put inboard or IO boats in the water with up coming Northern Artic blast. I would think the water is above freezing enough to keep the water systems in the engine compartment from freezing. On the other hand I won't bet my on it. The Top layer of water around the hull will probably freeze.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by phoenix

could be earliest ice out on record

Even if Lake Winnipesaukee has a "normal" Spring and Summer, the trend portends a record amount of algae and exotic milfoil starting in June! Even more collecting on the bottom than we had clogging water intakes in the late 1990s.

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