2012 New England Pond Hockey Classic

[MAXUM]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

As Winnisquam guy points out, if the 7-10 day forecasts are to be believed, by the weekend we'll see a long stretch of days where the temperature never goes above freezing. We'll see lots of ice forming once that happens.

Yeah but if a little bit of ice forms then gets covered with snow the ice will be insulated and it'll slow it's ability to thicken up.

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by MAXUM

Yeah but if a little bit of ice forms then gets covered with snow the ice will be insulated and it'll slow it's ability to thicken up.

It also makes for weak ice that is poor for skating. If the snow goes into the water and after the snow ends it gets very cold and the wind dies down, that makes for great ice.

R2B

[Belmont Resident]

I’ve been around the area in the last couple of days and noticed, Lilly pond isn’t even completely frozen over and has open water in the center, Opechee has some ice but not much, Winnisquam has very little ice even on the south or west side of the bridge. With some weather stations putting next weeks temps in the mid 40’s with rain in the forecast it could be a long wait.
Now grant it this storm we are now getting, 3-4 days ago was suppose to be rain all the way to the Canadian border things have a way of mysteriously changing here in NH.
Yesterday afternoon we noticed 2 people ice fishing on the south side of the Winnisquam bridge with open water all around except for ice from one section of shoreline. The ice may have been just thick enough to support them but we both concurred they were not very smart.

[Pontoon Goon]

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/story...t-meredith-bay

[Bracey]

Now that we have snow on the ground, the lake will freeze faster. Makes a big difference in the ice build up.

[Resident 2B]

Saturday and Sunday night look to be at or below zero, so if the wind in down, good solid ice will form.

R2B

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by Resident 2B

Saturday and Sunday night look to be at or below zero, so if the wind in down, good solid ice will form.

R2B

Forecast is for the winds to continue with gusts up to 25mph.

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Forecast is for the winds to continue with gusts up to 25mph.

Through Sunday daytime, it looks like the winds will be too strong for the ice to get going. However, I believe the wind will drop to calm late Sunday night with the air temp close to zero. If this pans out, that is great ice-in weather!

R2B

[hilltopper]

If the Meredith Bay ice isn't safe enough for the tournament I wonder if Waukewan could work? It's been iced in for awhile now. Hire a couple of school buses to continuosuly shuttle folks from the town docks to Waukewan and keep the tournament in Meredith.

[BlackCatIslander]

When we left Black Cat this morning, there was ice everywhere. Hopefully, it won't get ripped open by the wind but will have a day or two to thicken

[winniboy]

As of now it is still being hosted on Meredith Bay. Founder Scott Crowder has been in Meredith the past few days and shot this photo this morning. keep your fingers crossed

[AC2717]

Yesssss!!!!!!!