Ice-out Watch 2005

DRH · 04-10-2005, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bear Lover

I noticed that the ice on the Bear Cam is almost black. I know people talk about the ice turning black but does it really get this dark? Is an an optical thing? Am I looking at water puddles on the top of the ice?

Bear Lover -

Today's picture of the dark ice on the Bear Cam is pretty accurate. The ice is similarly dark in the Snake Eyes and WeirsCam shots.

You can see another view of the darkening ice at: www.rattlesnakecam.com/westalton.htm, which shows the hi-res picture I took of the ice in West Alton earlier this afternoon.

Island Girl · 04-10-2005, 02:45 PM

The broads is completely gray right now. Out here on Rattlesnake Island we have watched the ice turn from white at air temp of 28 degrees this morning to gray gray gray at an 58 degrees at 2:45 pm.

I hope to post pictures tonight. It is just remarkable to watch the changes. Where there is melting there is a foot of water on top of a layer of ice. The main body of the lake is very very soft. the birds are singing and the turkeys and a deer have stopped by.

Stay tuned... spring is here!

Island Girl · 04-10-2005, 09:17 PM

In the shadow of the Ossipees, the lake continues to melt. The ice is very porous and breaks into little shards, like glass when hit.

LongIslandfun · 04-11-2005, 09:49 AM

Well this weekend I took a ride by the lake and it is all looking promising. Lots of open water.....Ice out is just around the corner. I am jealous though. Some people already having the ability to get there boat in the water. (even if it was a car topper), and a dog with the courage to venture into the water...I am feeling like I am behind..... but when I stopped at my camp on the Northside of Long Island the ice was pushed up to the shore front ..... although I suppose I could have put the kayak on the ice and looked silly...........

I hope others are as impatient as I am......

ApS · 04-11-2005, 10:41 AM

"Only a cartopper?"

Hey...that cartopper is on the lake -- and we'll get another look at another sunny Lake Winnipesaukee today!

Over the square mile overlooked here, the ice DID NOT turn white last night -- as it had the previous night -- with comparable temperatures.

The open water along the shoreline re-froze, as my bubblers have been off for two weeks, but should be clear -- or fragile enough -- later today for another tour.

Wind opened the open-water gap to the ice by ten feet or more.

It's always The Wind -- the wild card in this "Ice-Out" game.

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Originally Posted by Island Girl

The ice is very porous and breaks into little shards like glass when hit.

Keep hitting! Keep hitting!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LongIslandfun

"...the ice was pushed up to the shore front ..... although I suppose I could have put the kayak on the ice and looked silly...........I hope others are as impatient as I am......

You know what? A photo of your kayak on the ice would speak volumes at PhotoPost!

Proline · 04-11-2005, 04:17 PM

Was up this weekend. The ice turns gray everyday and white again at night. The ice is still pretty thick up in the Tuftonboro/Moultonboro area. You can walk on it no prob right off twenty mile beach Sat. Mirror lake is Black and looks like it will go this week for sure. Winni will still take some time.

04-10-2005, 02:45 PM	#2
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Oh, yes it is! The broads is completely gray right now. Out here on Rattlesnake Island we have watched the ice turn from white at air temp of 28 degrees this morning to gray gray gray at an 58 degrees at 2:45 pm. I hope to post pictures tonight. It is just remarkable to watch the changes. Where there is melting there is a foot of water on top of a layer of ice. The main body of the lake is very very soft. the birds are singing and the turkeys and a deer have stopped by. Stay tuned... spring is here! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-10-2005, 09:17 PM	#3
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	The Broads today - 4-10-2005 In the shadow of the Ossipees, the lake continues to melt. The ice is very porous and breaks into little shards, like glass when hit. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-11-2005, 09:49 AM	#4
LongIslandfun Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Champlain Islands, Vermont Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Driving by this weekend. Well this weekend I took a ride by the lake and it is all looking promising. Lots of open water.....Ice out is just around the corner. I am jealous though. Some people already having the ability to get there boat in the water. (even if it was a car topper), and a dog with the courage to venture into the water...I am feeling like I am behind..... but when I stopped at my camp on the Northside of Long Island the ice was pushed up to the shore front ..... although I suppose I could have put the kayak on the ice and looked silly........... I hope others are as impatient as I am......

04-11-2005, 04:17 PM	#6
Proline Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gray/White/Gray Was up this weekend. The ice turns gray everyday and white again at night. The ice is still pretty thick up in the Tuftonboro/Moultonboro area. You can walk on it no prob right off twenty mile beach Sat. Mirror lake is Black and looks like it will go this week for sure. Winni will still take some time.