Ice Conditions to Rattlesnake Island

Massasauga · 03-09-2011, 05:57 PM

I spent the last few days out on Rattlesnake. Plenty of ice... There are still cars/trucks on the ice. The current issue is that it is glare-ice - no lubrication for snowmobiles (a snowmobile overheated and burned up on the ice yesterday nere Mink). Perhaps some snow will arrive before the weekend...

ishoot308 · 03-09-2011, 10:45 PM

I just came back from ATV ride on the lake (forgot something at my camp), not near Rattlesnake, but from Glendale to Welch Island. Massasauga is correct about the glare ice!! The only minor issue I encountered was the shoreline near Welch where I broke through the upper layer of ice while on foot. Still plenty of ice underneath but the shoreline is definitely starting to go.

Be safe;

Dan

03-09-2011, 05:57 PM	#1
Massasauga Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Winter=Gilford / Summer=Rattlesnake Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39 Times in 9 Posts	Ice is plenty safe I spent the last few days out on Rattlesnake. Plenty of ice... There are still cars/trucks on the ice. The current issue is that it is glare-ice - no lubrication for snowmobiles (a snowmobile overheated and burned up on the ice yesterday nere Mink). Perhaps some snow will arrive before the weekend...

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03-09-2011, 10:45 PM	#2
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,342 Thanks: 2,412 Thanked 5,337 Times in 2,086 Posts	I just came back from ATV ride on the lake (forgot something at my camp), not near Rattlesnake, but from Glendale to Welch Island. Massasauga is correct about the glare ice!! The only minor issue I encountered was the shoreline near Welch where I broke through the upper layer of ice while on foot. Still plenty of ice underneath but the shoreline is definitely starting to go. Be safe; Dan

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