Official 2013-14 Ice-In Thread

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

I just spoke with my sister in law who is at my house in Gilford. She said there is still open water in the same place where Slickcraft shows in his picture...

Dan

If anything that wedge of open water is even wider today. It starts narrow at the south end of Welch and then widens considerably nearing the northeast side of Diamond. What is going on??

First is the very plausible theory by ishoot308 that it is the motel hot tub at blame.

2nd there is the mundane appeal to physics: the same NW wind that causes a pressure ridge just off shore from Welch has opened a lead in the ice, sort of fan shaped from the origin at south Welch. Yawn.

3rd and most likely: a new geothermal vent has opened! Now here in West Alton sits the center of an ancient volcano, Rattlesnake is part of the outer ring dike. And the center of the Ossipee range was also an ancient volcano. And things are heating up in Middle Earth with the possibility that Sauron is regaining strength at this very time. There have been past stories of strange goings on along the north side of Diamond. So we will have to keep careful watch on that open wedge of water.