Ice-Out Watch 2006

emailmannh · 03-30-2006, 07:50 AM

Covered most of the middle portion of the lake, bays were still iced in. Clicked off 42 miles. Ice near Rattlesnake, just shy of the webcam location and we could not get to the site. Otherwise it was one of the best rides you could ask for.

Island Girl · 03-30-2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by emailmannh

Covered most of the middle portion of the lake, bays were still iced in. Clicked off 42 miles. Ice near Rattlesnake, just shy of the webcam location and we could not get to the site. Otherwise it was one of the best rides you could ask for.

How thick was the ice and is it punky or solid?

Thanks guys!

Lin · 03-30-2006, 09:24 AM

neat photos, thanks for posting. The top two look very cold still but the third looks like it could have been a late spring/earlysummer photo. thanks again for the report

mcdude · 03-30-2006, 09:49 AM

The ice is out on Lake Wentworth! Wow! I really feel like Spring is coming fast now!

From the Lake Wentworth site,

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The ice is out! - 3/29/2006 7:15 PM
Ice-out occurred on Lake Wentworth on Wednesday, March 29, at 5 p.m., according to Allen Stevens, who maintains the Crescent Lake dam and is widely considered the final word on when the lake is officially free.

According to Shaun Berry, who relayed the finding, this year's ice-out is the earliest since Allen has been tracking the springtime process.

Winner of the $25 Wolfeboro Gold Card in the lwa.org ice-out contest is Paesley, with a guess of March 29 at 2 p.m. Congratulations, and thanks to all the members of the lake community who took part in this year's contest.

We look forward to doing it all again next year."

emailmannh · 03-30-2006, 10:00 AM

On Tuesday afternoon we found solid ice and punchy/slushy ice. The slushy stuff you can ride right thru. We've done this the past three years. It's fun to explore the different areas and ice conditions. Last year our first ride on the jetskis was April 18th.....almost a month earlier this year.

Island Girl · 03-30-2006, 02:04 PM

Our friend Bill Hemmel from Lakes Region Aerial Photography just sent me two aerial shots of the Broads taken on Tuesday.

I have put them on the ice out page at www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm

Enjoy... thanks Bill

IG

Mink Islander · 03-30-2006, 02:45 PM

I only see the earlier shots at the bottom of the site.

Island Girl · 03-30-2006, 03:33 PM

Delete your temporary internet files (Clear the cache).

Interestingly.. Lake Wentworth shows a lot of ice... and it is out now... things are melting fast!

Mink Islander · 03-30-2006, 03:45 PM

Great Pix. Wish he had some looking the other way too!

mg2107 · 03-30-2006, 04:29 PM

WOW ! Great Pix !

MboroughNeckKid · 03-30-2006, 08:21 PM

Little project i started today....hopefully everyone likes it, will try to update it twice a day until its pointless, though tomorrow may be a little difficult as I will be up that way doing some spring cleaning around my grandparents place. (unless someone wants to private me some pics from late afternoon, I can get the morning ones!)

http://www.geocities.com/rslynch4443...?1143763972906

Weekend Pundit · 03-30-2006, 09:01 PM

I took a drive around after work today, checking along Dockham Shore, Smith Cove, Ellacoya, and going to high ground in Gilford to check out Rattlesnake Island and Alton.

Smith Cove is open, though Fay's is still iced in. There's more open water there today than there was two days ago. Rattlesnake still has ice along the northern and eastern shore and the entrance to Alton is still iced over.

I've got a few photos, but at the moment I haven't edited or uploaded them Hopefully I'll get around to that a little later.

Weekend Pundit · 03-30-2006, 09:17 PM

Here's one photo I took of Rattlesnake from Gunstock Acres around 5PM today.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1143767650

Island Girl · 03-30-2006, 09:28 PM

Thanks for sharing...

We Rattlesnake Islanders are most anxious for ice-out...

hazelnut · 03-30-2006, 09:48 PM

I started a Cow Island website. On the site many of my neighbors including myself have posted pictures of various spots around Long Island 19 Mile Bay and Cow Island. You can check it out at: www.cowislandnh.com

Webmaster Don has linked the new site from the associations section in the links area.

Bring the heat on!!!!!

upthesaukee · 03-30-2006, 11:35 PM

Nice job, Hazelnut!!!!

mcdude · 03-31-2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hazelnut

I started a Cow Island website. On the site many of my neighbors including myself have posted pictures of various spots around Long Island 19 Mile Bay and Cow Island.

Nice job, Hazelnut!

mcdude · 03-31-2006, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Island Girl

Interestingly.. Lake Wentworth shows a lot of ice... and it is out now... things are melting fast!

From the Wentworth Forum

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Oops ... - 3/31/2006 7:47 AM
... looks like we may have called ice-out just a bit too early. The word is that a good section of Townsend Shore remains in the grip of a substantial sheet of ice. Not clear if it was there all along or drifted in from an area adjacent to the nearby islands.

We'll honor our commitment of a Wolfeboro Gold Card to Paesley (the ice certainly appeared to be gone at the end of the day Wednesday) and make a new award when Townsend is declared ice free.

For those wondering what ice-out means on Wentworth: it's when each of the lake's shores is free of solid ice (floes and broken ice don't count).

Sorry for the confusion -- looks like we'll have to tune up our ice-o-meter.

Merrymeeting · 03-31-2006, 10:12 AM

When I checked the Bear Cam about 8:45 AM today, there were boat wake waves coming from somewhere off to the left. Clearly someone was having some fun out there.

Looks like we won't have a March ice-out, but it is changing quickly.

hazelnut · 03-31-2006, 11:13 AM

Thanks for the nice comments. I will be posting more pictures from that neck of the woods as they come in. I will be heading up into that area this Sunday with camera in hand. I will post the pics next week.

spotsink · 03-31-2006, 12:04 PM

I saw a boat on the Varney Point cam this morning - lots of prople getting an early start!

Merrymeeting · 03-31-2006, 02:17 PM

It's happening before our eyes now. This morning Merrymeeting was still completely locked in, with fairly solid looking ice. The view on the webcam now shows open water close to 100' out and receeding fast.

Disappearing on Bear Cam too.

Bizer · 03-31-2006, 03:05 PM

With a confidence rate of 99.9%, I say that ice-out will be declared tomorrow, but not necessarily by the Lakes Region Association. Be advised that tomorrow is April first and any ice-out posts are highly suspect unless posted by Don.

Grant · 03-31-2006, 03:09 PM

Looks like 11 folks took April 1...

wildwoodfam · 03-30-2006, 08:23 PM

Try refreshing - that get the most recent pics on your page.

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Originally Posted by Mink Islander

I only see the earlier shots at the bottom of the site.

gtxrider · 03-30-2006, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by emailmannh

Covered most of the middle portion of the lake, bays were still iced in. Clicked off 42 miles. Ice near Rattlesnake, just shy of the webcam location and we could not get to the site. Otherwise it was one of the best rides you could ask for.

Oh to be out on the lake. It looks very calm no other boats to create wakes.

Orion · 03-30-2006, 02:31 PM

Those pictures tell it all. Great info and super shots posted.

spotsink · 03-31-2006, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by emailmannh

Covered most of the middle portion of the lake, bays were still iced in. Clicked off 42 miles. Ice near Rattlesnake, just shy of the webcam location and we could not get to the site. Otherwise it was one of the best rides you could ask for.

Is this the new Spring "Skiing" in New Hampshire? I think I need to try it out!

Does anyone know what conditions are over toward Cow and Little Bear? and 19 Mile Bay?

Are there any members who live on Chase Point who could post a photo looking toward Hole In The Wall?

Lin · 03-31-2006, 09:19 AM

Hazelnut, nice job on the website. We don't live on Cow but appreciate the photos from up in that general area. Thanks

KPW · 03-31-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by spotsink

Is this the new Spring "Skiing" in New Hampshire? I think I need to try it out!

Does anyone know what conditions are over toward Cow and Little Bear? and 19 Mile Bay?

Are there any members who live on Chase Point who could post a photo looking toward Hole In The Wall?

There are pictures posted on www.cowislandnh.com
There is another link to the original Cow Island Webpage under links on the forum.

19 mile bay is still pretty well socked in. Fishermen reported 14 inches in spots as of Wednesday/Thursday.

spotsink · 04-01-2006, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KPW

There are pictures posted on www.cowislandnh.com
There is another link to the original Cow Island Webpage under links on the forum.

19 mile bay is still pretty well socked in. Fishermen reported 14 inches in spots as of Wednesday/Thursday.

KPW: Thanks for the information.

Cow Man · 04-01-2006, 09:50 AM

I was up at Harilla's yesterday about 1 PM. It was ice free from the public docks and landing to about half way to the hole in the wall. There seemed to me to be three individual sheets of ice floating around and I got the feeling that I would have been able to make the trip by boat if I waited a few hours.
I took some telephoto shots of Cow which appear to show open water around the hole in the wall extending about half way up Ragged Island.
The ice was very porous near shore and I hope the crunching sound it was making contacting the shore is not indicative of the mess it will cause with our docks!
I left my boat at Harilla’s and am going to try again today.

03-30-2006, 07:50 AM	#1
emailmannh Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	A look at Tuesday's ride Covered most of the middle portion of the lake, bays were still iced in. Clicked off 42 miles. Ice near Rattlesnake, just shy of the webcam location and we could not get to the site. Otherwise it was one of the best rides you could ask for. Attached Images

03-30-2006, 09:24 AM	#3
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	neat photos, thanks for posting. The top two look very cold still but the third looks like it could have been a late spring/earlysummer photo. thanks again for the report __________________ Lin

03-30-2006, 02:04 PM	#6
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Aerial Shots from 3-28-2006 Our friend Bill Hemmel from Lakes Region Aerial Photography just sent me two aerial shots of the Broads taken on Tuesday. I have put them on the ice out page at www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm Enjoy... thanks Bill IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

03-30-2006, 02:45 PM	#7
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	couldn't find them I only see the earlier shots at the bottom of the site.

03-30-2006, 03:33 PM	#8
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Refresh your page or Delete your temporary internet files (Clear the cache). Interestingly.. Lake Wentworth shows a lot of ice... and it is out now... things are melting fast! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

03-30-2006, 10:00 AM	#5
emailmannh Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	On Tuesday afternoon we found solid ice and punchy/slushy ice. The slushy stuff you can ride right thru. We've done this the past three years. It's fun to explore the different areas and ice conditions. Last year our first ride on the jetskis was April 18th.....almost a month earlier this year.

03-30-2006, 03:45 PM	#9
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	That worked. Great Pix. Wish he had some looking the other way too!

03-30-2006, 04:29 PM	#10
mg2107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	WOW ! Great Pix !

03-30-2006, 08:21 PM	#11
MboroughNeckKid Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Little project i started today....hopefully everyone likes it, will try to update it twice a day until its pointless, though tomorrow may be a little difficult as I will be up that way doing some spring cleaning around my grandparents place. (unless someone wants to private me some pics from late afternoon, I can get the morning ones!) http://www.geocities.com/rslynch4443...?1143763972906

03-30-2006, 09:01 PM	#12
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 354 Thanks: 26 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	It's Getting There I took a drive around after work today, checking along Dockham Shore, Smith Cove, Ellacoya, and going to high ground in Gilford to check out Rattlesnake Island and Alton. Smith Cove is open, though Fay's is still iced in. There's more open water there today than there was two days ago. Rattlesnake still has ice along the northern and eastern shore and the entrance to Alton is still iced over. I've got a few photos, but at the moment I haven't edited or uploaded them Hopefully I'll get around to that a little later.

03-30-2006, 09:17 PM	#13
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 354 Thanks: 26 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	One View Of The Ice Here's one photo I took of Rattlesnake from Gunstock Acres around 5PM today. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1143767650 Attached Images

03-30-2006, 09:28 PM	#14
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Wonderful picture Thanks for sharing... We Rattlesnake Islanders are most anxious for ice-out... __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

03-30-2006, 09:48 PM	#15
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	Cow Island Site I started a Cow Island website. On the site many of my neighbors including myself have posted pictures of various spots around Long Island 19 Mile Bay and Cow Island. You can check it out at: www.cowislandnh.com Webmaster Don has linked the new site from the associations section in the links area. Bring the heat on!!!!!

03-30-2006, 11:35 PM	#16
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,608 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,984 Times in 1,084 Posts	Nice job, Hazelnut!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-31-2006, 10:12 AM	#19
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 801 Times in 369 Posts	When I checked the Bear Cam about 8:45 AM today, there were boat wake waves coming from somewhere off to the left. Clearly someone was having some fun out there. Looks like we won't have a March ice-out, but it is changing quickly.

03-31-2006, 11:13 AM	#20
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	Thanks Thanks for the nice comments. I will be posting more pictures from that neck of the woods as they come in. I will be heading up into that area this Sunday with camera in hand. I will post the pics next week.

03-31-2006, 12:04 PM	#21
spotsink Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 79 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Boats out on the lake... I saw a boat on the Varney Point cam this morning - lots of prople getting an early start!

03-31-2006, 02:17 PM	#22
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 801 Times in 369 Posts	It's happening before our eyes now. This morning Merrymeeting was still completely locked in, with fairly solid looking ice. The view on the webcam now shows open water close to 100' out and receeding fast. Disappearing on Bear Cam too.

03-31-2006, 03:05 PM	#23
Bizer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 337 Thanks: 0 Thanked 250 Times in 83 Posts	With a confidence rate of 99.9%, I say that ice-out will be declared tomorrow, but not necessarily by the Lakes Region Association. Be advised that tomorrow is April first and any ice-out posts are highly suspect unless posted by Don.

03-31-2006, 03:09 PM	#24
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 385 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	Looks like 11 folks took April 1... __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

03-30-2006, 02:31 PM	#27
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	Thanks IG and Bill Hemmel! Those pictures tell it all. Great info and super shots posted.

03-31-2006, 09:19 AM	#29
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Hazelnut, nice job on the website. We don't live on Cow but appreciate the photos from up in that general area. Thanks __________________ Lin

04-01-2006, 09:50 AM	#32
Cow Man Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cow Island / Holderness, NH Posts: 46 Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	Cow Island Conditions I was up at Harilla's yesterday about 1 PM. It was ice free from the public docks and landing to about half way to the hole in the wall. There seemed to me to be three individual sheets of ice floating around and I got the feeling that I would have been able to make the trip by boat if I waited a few hours. I took some telephoto shots of Cow which appear to show open water around the hole in the wall extending about half way up Ragged Island. The ice was very porous near shore and I hope the crunching sound it was making contacting the shore is not indicative of the mess it will cause with our docks! I left my boat at Harilla’s and am going to try again today.