Ice-out Watch 2005

[BroadHopper]

http://www.unionleader.com/articles_...?article=53381

[Island Girl]

I have just journeyed to Rattlesnake Island and there is still a lot of ice. The chunky areas refroze overnight. It was 28 this morning.

Time will tell with the warmer temps this weekend. I will be picture taking... and posting later.

[GWC...]

May be a little bit longer than webcams hint…

Originally Posted by New Hampshire Union Leader

Many of the Web cams show open water near the shore and pieces of floating, black ice which looks like it is honeycombed and ready to break up at any moment.

But from the air, it is obvious that ice still covers 95 percent of the lake's surface. And, while there are white pressure ridges where the sheets of ice have overlapped one another, the ice in the most wide-open part of the lake near Rattlesnake Island, an area known as "The Broads," is still a mottled white and gray with no visibly open channels, an indication that ice-out won't be taking place over the weekend and probably not until late next week.

Itaru Takada, an Emerson Aviation flight instructor who has been keeping watch on the lake this week while Dave Emerson, the lake's official ice-out observer is spending time in Florida, says that he doesn't think the ice will go out until late next week.

"There's so much ice still there and it's still all together. It's going to take a lot to break it up," says Takada.

[mcdude]

I just did a quick search of the forum, using the "Most Views" option in each category. Unless I've done it incorrectly (entirely possible) this is the most viewed thread EVER on winnipesaukee.com.!!! At the moment 7,792 viewings and it hasn't even been posted for quite four weeks yet! IG: I guess you really knew what was on people's minds this time of year. Thanks again! McD

[Mee-n-Mac]

I wonder what it would take to get a web cam up in the air so as to give a view like that in GWCs post ? Anyone got a surplus blimp or weather balloon ? If we could get one tethered to Rattlesnake I and tied into IG's connection would it be called Eagle Eyes ?

Actually the more I think of it the more I like it. It's one of those crazy stupid ideas that could be pulled off with just a little chutzpah. "Mee" always says I have chutzpah ... hmmm ... no wait ... it's sounded like chutzp ... phutzpah ... oh I remember, it was putz ... errr ... nevermind.

[upthesaukee]

McDude -- not only is the number staggering...the thread has been opened for 23 days, over 8000 views now, and that's over 350 views daily, on the average. Absolutely amazing... who'd a thunk it 3 weeks ago...I mean that many people want to sit around and watch and talk about ice melting!!!!


Seriously, give the people what they want, and they will come back time and time again. Great job IG!

[Island Girl]

Sunset tonight was magnificient. My friends and I walked up island a bit to watch the ice move. A channel had started through the ice and the water started moving. Then some ice floes traveled through and the channel widened. This sunset also shows the channel that was not there an hour earlier. How powerful mother nature is!

The ice is not safe for any travel except for hovercrafts and airboats.

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

Sunset tonight was magnificent.

That picture is magnificent too IG but you didn't post the link to the large wallpaper size version that I'm sure will be on many desktops soon. It's already on mine.

[Island Girl]

Thanks. I have fixed the picture. Now if a user clicks on it, the large version will come up.

[gtxrider]

Thanks and great shot! It is now the wall papaer on me desk here in work. We have a 4 headed monster so it is almost panaramic. My co-workers keep asking were I am getting my pictures from. The pictures change quite often so it breaks the bordom at work.

How did you get to the island?

[DRH]

Beautiful shot, IG. So ..... when's that ice all going to melt?

[upthesaukee]

Great shot IG...make sure that the ice is out by the time I get back next week. If you want to help it out, get that airboat out there pointing west and rev it on up!!!! Blow wind blow.

[Island Girl]

As the big melt continues and areas of the lake are opening up.... there is still 1 foot of ice out there.. this morning all of the blue that could be seen was iced over with 1/3 inch of ice and easily broke up as we plowed through it.

Snake Eyes is showing a lot of blue, but look beyond it, the rest of the broads is ice. To the east, another area has opened up a bit. I am taking a new picture every 20 minutes or so to see the progress. I will post when I get a chance. This is a slow link out here.

My ice out tour part 2 is partially done... stay tuned. Hopefully it will be done tomorrow night, or Monday. I can really appreciate what it takes for McDude to do his historic posts... and he is doing all the researching and gathering first.

It is really, really cool to be out here. I am grateful for good friends... on shore and on the island!

Later... IG

[Belmont Resident]

I been seeing it melt for the last 2 weeks from the house I'm working on by Long Island bridge.
I don't see ice out happening any time before next weekend and I'd say later than that. Could be wrong but it sure does seem to be going out slow.

[Island Girl]

You will not believe the change in the broads in the last 2 hours. The wind has picked up and half the lake in front of Rattlesnake Island is water..

Check out the webcams... it is an awesome sight... movies later.

www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm

[DRH]

We've had a huge change in the ice here during the last couple hours as well. Here's the current view looking out at Sleepers, Cub and Treasure Islands from our house in West Alton.