Baywatch -- Countdown to Opening day

phoenix · 04-10-2005, 04:20 PM

ice out should be about a week away

KTO · 04-10-2005, 07:20 PM

That's good to hear, because my ice out guess is a week away!

(6 days from today to be exact--next Saturday!)

Not only that, but I'm so glad to see the ice go. What a long winter it seems like it has been!

upthesaukee · 04-11-2005, 03:43 PM

Same vantage point as yesterday, Alton Bridge at Back Bay on Rte 11. Two picture panorama today...the red arrow shows the location of the red tipped spar in the bay as a reference for just how far out the ice has come. Water in the foreground does not make it out to Sandy Point yet. Give it a few more days. Here's the picture:

and here's a link to a larger version of this picture.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=6053

Steveo · 04-12-2005, 10:02 AM

Went up this weekend to try to "open up", still a little too early. Stayed over until this morning. Last night I saw the coolest thing. Ice was was inplace from Sandy Point to the red spar buoy that Dave pointed out at around 3pm yesterday. I went by again at about 5:30pm and the whole ice flow "broke off" at Sandy Point and was being pushed back down the Bay by the strong wind. It was awesome to see - it was huge. Left early this morning and most of the ice flow was gone down near the bandstand.

DRH · 04-12-2005, 10:11 AM

I saw what Steveo described about 1/2 hour ago. The huge section of ice that broke off and blew down the Bay from Sandy Point is still at the bandstand, and Sandy Point is open from the two markers south. The beach area at Sandy Point is still iced in.

upthesaukee · 04-12-2005, 03:39 PM

I was so shocked to see the water up by Sandy point, I didn't look at the area by the band stand. I think it's all open there now, but I honestly didn't look. (good thing no one was in front of me on Rte 11

) As well described by Steveo (welcome back up to the bay) and DRH, ice is just outside the buoys at Sandy point. Here's the photo from NW of Sandy Point, the white line from the beach to the left is the ice edge.

and the view looking out towards Echo Point. Did I say it was SNOWING!?!? you can just see Echo Point in the center through the snow/mist/fog.

upthesaukee · 04-13-2005, 04:12 PM

It's 041305. Stopped at Sandy Point and took this shot from right next to the motel. Not much change from yesterday. Looks like it may be a little slow now getting the ice to move. Of course, it is supposed to get windy, so Blow wind Bloooowwwwww!!!

And a link to a panorama from the same spot, looking out at the markers and then left to Echo Point. Need the wind to blow. I think I said that already...but if I didn't, blow darn it!!!!
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=6113

lucky49m · 04-14-2005, 02:53 PM

Had a very nice day on the Bay today, despite the fact that we were hittless.Thanks again for all the ice-out detail on the Bay. I appreciate very much.
Lucky49m

upthesaukee · 04-14-2005, 03:44 PM

Lucky49M -- thanks again for the kind comments...Island Girl's idea of an Ice Out page just grew and grew and I'm glad to be a part of it. As you know, the ice is still right around Sandy Point. I did see a small floe or two in the bay between the cove at Sandy Point and Back Bay Bridge. no picture of that. In the picture, looking straight at the white houses in the upper right corner, you can just see some ice that has broken off to the right of the orange buoy. Also the water that was apparent close to route 11 in yesterday's panorama, has moved closer to Sandy Point Beach. As I said yesterday, Blow Wind Blow!!!

KTO · 04-14-2005, 08:07 PM

Today here in Nashua was really warm in the afternoon. I'm thinking that if it was similar in the Lakes Region, there should have been major melting. As I look at some of the pictures, mostly the one's from Island Girl's page, I notice that ice has made some major progress within the last 24 hours. Pine Cam seemed to be showing some nice melting going on as well, and for the first time, Castle Cam was showing a more "darker" look over the melting lake instead of the white covering of ice. IT'S COMING!

Grant · 04-15-2005, 02:44 PM

I'll buy a case of beer for the kind photographer who'd go take an ice-out picture of our place and e-mail it to me...I'm going through withdrawl...and it hurts...

upthesaukee · 04-15-2005, 03:56 PM

Are your taxes done????

Here's a panorama from the curve on rte 11 between Sandy point and Keewaydin park. Note the ice in the upper right. Looks very soft but covers a couple of hundred square yards. Then it's open water to very near Peggy's Cove, from the looks of it. Ice is marching out the bay faster than I expected. Also , looks like there is some open water below the scenic view near Mt Major, but I only saw that from Lakewood Drive (above Sandy Point).

and here's a link to a larger picture.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=6131

Unfortunately, Upthesaukee will be Awayfromsaukee

for the next few days, but certainly stay tuned to Island Girl's ice out page at http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/

If anyone has any pictures of Alton bay ice, please feel free to post. It will certainly help our friends keep an eye on it. Hopefully, ice will be out when I get back next week.

nshore · 04-15-2005, 06:13 PM

thanks Upthesaukee for creating this great thread...I enjoy checking your updates every day...

Orion · 04-18-2005, 03:24 PM

I expected to see a lot of excited banter on this thread as I look at all the web cams. Looks like the whole lake is pretty much navigable, with caution.

Bizer · 04-18-2005, 06:39 PM

I went from Long Island to Alton today. Not much ice at all. The lake's temperature at Lakeport is 41, so I anticipate ice-out to be soon. From the public beach on Long Island there was about 100 yards of ice to the west.

No ice was visible in Center Harbor, Meredith, Weirs, Sanders Bay, or from the scenic overlook of the broads. The only other ice I saw was from the scenic overlook about a mile south of Littlmark Island. Off in the distance, it looked like Tips Cove (Wolfeboro neck) had ice, too. I was unable to make it to Wolfeboro.

upthesaukee · 04-21-2005, 09:33 PM

Bizer thanks for the pics. Upthesaukee is back upthesaukee, having spent 3 days south of Las Vegas in temps cooler than here...go figure. It has been a great three weeks or so, and thanks to all who have commented and helped with the pictures in this thread.

thanks to IG for getting the ice out thing really going this year.

thanks to Webmaster Don, whose system has survived over 20,000 hits in a 4 week period on just two threads alone...great job Don, and many thanks for all your support to me in this thread.

Thanks RG for your helpful hints...really made a difference.

Let the summer begin!!!!!!!!!!

Pepper · 04-21-2005, 11:00 PM

Welcome Home, my friend! We missed you terribly. So sad that you weren't here for the official "Out"!

04-11-2005, 03:43 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	April 11, 2005 Same vantage point as yesterday, Alton Bridge at Back Bay on Rte 11. Two picture panorama today...the red arrow shows the location of the red tipped spar in the bay as a reference for just how far out the ice has come. Water in the foreground does not make it out to Sandy Point yet. Give it a few more days. Here's the picture: and here's a link to a larger version of this picture. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=6053 __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!! Last edited by upthesaukee; 04-11-2005 at 03:46 PM.

04-12-2005, 10:02 AM	#4
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 525 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	Ice out at Sandy Point Went up this weekend to try to "open up", still a little too early. Stayed over until this morning. Last night I saw the coolest thing. Ice was was inplace from Sandy Point to the red spar buoy that Dave pointed out at around 3pm yesterday. I went by again at about 5:30pm and the whole ice flow "broke off" at Sandy Point and was being pushed back down the Bay by the strong wind. It was awesome to see - it was huge. Left early this morning and most of the ice flow was gone down near the bandstand.

04-12-2005, 10:11 AM	#5
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 678 Times in 180 Posts	I saw what Steveo described about 1/2 hour ago. The huge section of ice that broke off and blew down the Bay from Sandy Point is still at the bandstand, and Sandy Point is open from the two markers south. The beach area at Sandy Point is still iced in. __________________ DRH

04-12-2005, 03:39 PM	#6
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	Sandy point - April 12th I was so shocked to see the water up by Sandy point, I didn't look at the area by the band stand. I think it's all open there now, but I honestly didn't look. (good thing no one was in front of me on Rte 11 ) As well described by Steveo (welcome back up to the bay) and DRH, ice is just outside the buoys at Sandy point. Here's the photo from NW of Sandy Point, the white line from the beach to the left is the ice edge. and the view looking out towards Echo Point. Did I say it was SNOWING!?!? you can just see Echo Point in the center through the snow/mist/fog. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-13-2005, 04:12 PM	#7
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	April 13th It's 041305. Stopped at Sandy Point and took this shot from right next to the motel. Not much change from yesterday. Looks like it may be a little slow now getting the ice to move. Of course, it is supposed to get windy, so Blow wind Bloooowwwwww!!! And a link to a panorama from the same spot, looking out at the markers and then left to Echo Point. Need the wind to blow. I think I said that already...but if I didn't, blow darn it!!!! http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=6113 __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-10-2005, 04:20 PM	#1
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,565 Thanks: 63 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	ice out should be about a week away

04-10-2005, 07:20 PM	#2
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	That's good to hear, because my ice out guess is a week away! (6 days from today to be exact--next Saturday!) Not only that, but I'm so glad to see the ice go. What a long winter it seems like it has been!

04-14-2005, 02:53 PM	#8
lucky49m Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thursday fishing. Had a very nice day on the Bay today, despite the fact that we were hittless.Thanks again for all the ice-out detail on the Bay. I appreciate very much. Lucky49m __________________ Drummers bang harder. undefined

04-14-2005, 03:44 PM	#9
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	April 14th Lucky49M -- thanks again for the kind comments...Island Girl's idea of an Ice Out page just grew and grew and I'm glad to be a part of it. As you know, the ice is still right around Sandy Point. I did see a small floe or two in the bay between the cove at Sandy Point and Back Bay Bridge. no picture of that. In the picture, looking straight at the white houses in the upper right corner, you can just see some ice that has broken off to the right of the orange buoy. Also the water that was apparent close to route 11 in yesterday's panorama, has moved closer to Sandy Point Beach. As I said yesterday, Blow Wind Blow!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-14-2005, 08:07 PM	#10
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	Today here in Nashua was really warm in the afternoon. I'm thinking that if it was similar in the Lakes Region, there should have been major melting. As I look at some of the pictures, mostly the one's from Island Girl's page, I notice that ice has made some major progress within the last 24 hours. Pine Cam seemed to be showing some nice melting going on as well, and for the first time, Castle Cam was showing a more "darker" look over the melting lake instead of the white covering of ice. IT'S COMING!

04-15-2005, 02:44 PM	#11
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 385 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	photo bounty I'll buy a case of beer for the kind photographer who'd go take an ice-out picture of our place and e-mail it to me...I'm going through withdrawl...and it hurts... __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

04-15-2005, 03:56 PM	#12
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	April 15th Are your taxes done???? Here's a panorama from the curve on rte 11 between Sandy point and Keewaydin park. Note the ice in the upper right. Looks very soft but covers a couple of hundred square yards. Then it's open water to very near Peggy's Cove, from the looks of it. Ice is marching out the bay faster than I expected. Also , looks like there is some open water below the scenic view near Mt Major, but I only saw that from Lakewood Drive (above Sandy Point). and here's a link to a larger picture. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=6131 Unfortunately, Upthesaukee will be Awayfromsaukee for the next few days, but certainly stay tuned to Island Girl's ice out page at http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/ If anyone has any pictures of Alton bay ice, please feel free to post. It will certainly help our friends keep an eye on it. Hopefully, ice will be out when I get back next week. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-15-2005, 06:13 PM	#13
nshore Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 20 Thanks: 23 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks thanks Upthesaukee for creating this great thread...I enjoy checking your updates every day...

04-18-2005, 03:24 PM	#14
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	Where's the excitement? I expected to see a lot of excited banter on this thread as I look at all the web cams. Looks like the whole lake is pretty much navigable, with caution.

04-18-2005, 06:39 PM	#15
Bizer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 337 Thanks: 0 Thanked 250 Times in 83 Posts	Almost there I went from Long Island to Alton today. Not much ice at all. The lake's temperature at Lakeport is 41, so I anticipate ice-out to be soon. From the public beach on Long Island there was about 100 yards of ice to the west. No ice was visible in Center Harbor, Meredith, Weirs, Sanders Bay, or from the scenic overlook of the broads. The only other ice I saw was from the scenic overlook about a mile south of Littlmark Island. Off in the distance, it looked like Tips Cove (Wolfeboro neck) had ice, too. I was unable to make it to Wolfeboro.

04-21-2005, 09:33 PM	#16
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,987 Times in 1,087 Posts	Thanks Bizer thanks for the pics. Upthesaukee is back upthesaukee, having spent 3 days south of Las Vegas in temps cooler than here...go figure. It has been a great three weeks or so, and thanks to all who have commented and helped with the pictures in this thread. thanks to IG for getting the ice out thing really going this year. thanks to Webmaster Don, whose system has survived over 20,000 hits in a 4 week period on just two threads alone...great job Don, and many thanks for all your support to me in this thread. Thanks RG for your helpful hints...really made a difference. Let the summer begin!!!!!!!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-21-2005, 11:00 PM	#17
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Upthesaukee! Welcome Home, my friend! We missed you terribly. So sad that you weren't here for the official "Out"! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!