"Official" Ice Out Thread

WJT2 · 04-13-2019, 07:30 PM

Gansy aka Ganzy aka Ganzey is quite a distance from Steamboat/Birch and Jolly. Gansy is between Ambrose Cove and Lee's Mills. Did you travel to Steamboat and Jolly for like measurements?
Just wondering.

sluggo · 04-16-2019, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WJT2

Gansy aka Ganzy aka Ganzey is quite a distance from Steamboat/Birch and Jolly. Gansy is between Ambrose Cove and Lee's Mills. Did you travel to Steamboat and Jolly for like measurements?
Just wondering.

WJT2.... I work on the lake and I cover a lot of territory out there. The day I cut that block by Ganzy we were prepping a site for a new dock and from there I went ice fishing off Steamboat latter in the day.

Slickcraft · 04-16-2019, 10:36 AM

View today from Belknap Point. Clear to Welch and to the Broads. Looks like ice around 40 Islands, Round, Timber and Saunders Bay. Glendale is open.

Barney Bear · 04-16-2019, 01:20 PM

Bet we see a nice sunset pic from Welch Island soon, thanks to Slickcraft. 🐻

codeman671 · 04-16-2019, 02:37 PM

Lots of breakage piling up between Mark and Bear coming in from Meredith Neck. Should blow through in the next day or two.

steve-on-mark · 04-16-2019, 03:45 PM

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Lots of breakage piling up between Mark and Bear coming in from Meredith Neck. Should blow through in the next day or two.

Long as it stays away from my docks!

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Mink Islander · 04-16-2019, 04:13 PM

Icebergs making their way past the north side of Mink Island

fatlazyless · 04-16-2019, 04:28 PM

.... large surprise to me that so far today, the ice coverage out front my mega-million dollar, mongrel little dilapidated cottage ...... looking from Gov Isl to Timber to Mark to south Bear and to Penny to Dolly to Horse to Meredith Neck .... has gone from about 98.6% old ice to about 18.6% old ice ..... the wind done beat it to pieces, so far today ..... and it done sank .... or something .... is mostly now open water ..... and time to get some aluminum and go fix my vintage-1952 aluminum dock ....... again!

.... and, I had been think'n it was a couple weeks away or something?

pault842 · 04-16-2019, 06:22 PM

2 pics taken from Mt. Klem in the Belknaps today, the Broads is pretty clear. Over in Alton Bay most ice is gone as of this morning.

escaped from NJ · 04-16-2019, 08:26 PM

I'm sure I'm not the only one... I'm just dying to get up to our cottage (on Little Bear) this long weekend. Can someone with a historical and knowledgeable opinion provide a forecast as to the percentage-possibility that ice out will be called by Friday afternoon? Or that there will be clear open water from Melvin Village to the north side of Little Bear? Otherwise, next week may be the longest week of the year! I might not survive the excruciating wait.

FlyingScot · 04-17-2019, 10:39 AM

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I'm sure I'm not the only one... I'm just dying to get up to our cottage (on Little Bear) this long weekend. Can someone with a historical and knowledgeable opinion provide a forecast as to the percentage-possibility that ice out will be called by Friday afternoon? Or that there will be clear open water from Melvin Village to the north side of Little Bear? Otherwise, next week may be the longest week of the year! I might not survive the excruciating wait.

With the vast historical knowledge base that only a person who was in Melvin Village last Thursday could possibly possess--sorry, it seems almost unimaginable that this Friday would be clear for that route.

Mink Islander · 04-17-2019, 12:11 PM

Unfortunately without some wind to stir things up, I doubt Winnie will be clear of all the floating slush by the weekend. This is from Mink Island looking north. Bear Island (Camp Lawrence) on the left. Jolly Island on the right.

escaped from NJ · 04-17-2019, 08:21 PM

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With the vast historical knowledge base that only a person who was in Melvin Village last Thursday could possibly possess--sorry, it seems almost unimaginable that this Friday would be clear for that route.

Melvin Village Marina confirmed today that there is still lots of ice in the bay. (Tear flick!)

Lake Fan · 04-17-2019, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by escaped from NJ

I'm sure I'm not the only one... I'm just dying to get up to our cottage (on Little Bear) this long weekend. Can someone with a historical and knowledgeable opinion provide a forecast as to the percentage-possibility that ice out will be called by Friday afternoon? Or that there will be clear open water from Melvin Village to the north side of Little Bear? Otherwise, next week may be the longest week of the year! I might not survive the excruciating wait.

We are on Whortleberry and it's been our experience over the years that even if "ice out" is declared, it can be another day or two before all the ice is gone in that area. It's usually pretty thin though - we've broken through it with the boat on the way over a time or two. Looking forward to your report if you venture out.

MAXUM · 04-17-2019, 12:50 PM

Birds eye view

https://www.facebook.com/Emerson-Avi...1847876851023/

They just uploaded some fresh pics.

jeffk · 04-17-2019, 02:26 PM

Center Harbor is still iced in so the Mount is unable to leave its winter dock.

Top-Water · 04-17-2019, 07:05 PM

Thank you for the Center Harbor report.

lakegirl62 · 04-17-2019, 07:52 PM

Anxious to get on the water, is the water open in front of Shep Brown's?

fatlazyless · 04-18-2019, 05:22 AM

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Anxious to get on the water, is the water open in front of Shep Brown's?

Do not know, but suspect the inside passage is still iced from Pine Island south to the ice edge 200-yards south of Rock Island, which is 200-yards north of Cattle Landing.

Will take a ride down to Shep Browns and to Y-Landing later on, this morning, and take a look-see.

Mink Islander · 04-18-2019, 06:21 AM

Unfortunately islanders2002 webcam is down on rattlesnakecam.com. It looks directly south at Shep’s. Looks like the power may be off on the west end of Bear since the two Bearcams that are also near the channel with Pine Island are also dark.

webmaster · 04-18-2019, 07:02 AM

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Thank you for the Center Harbor report.

There's a live webcam at Center Harbor:

https://centerharborinn.com/winnipesaukee-webcam/

webmaster · 04-16-2019, 08:51 PM

There's still a lot of stuff moving around at Weirs Beach but that could change quickly (nice shots from the webcams too!):

04-13-2019, 07:30 PM	#1
WJT2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Foxborough MA Posts: 176 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 4 Thanked 50 Times in 31 Posts	sluggo Ice Block Gansy aka Ganzy aka Ganzey is quite a distance from Steamboat/Birch and Jolly. Gansy is between Ambrose Cove and Lee's Mills. Did you travel to Steamboat and Jolly for like measurements? Just wondering.

04-16-2019, 10:36 AM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,343 Thanks: 1,249 Thanked 2,121 Times in 970 Posts	Belknap Point View today from Belknap Point. Clear to Welch and to the Broads. Looks like ice around 40 Islands, Round, Timber and Saunders Bay. Glendale is open. Attached Images

04-16-2019, 01:20 PM	#4
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 498 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Prediction Bet we see a nice sunset pic from Welch Island soon, thanks to Slickcraft. 🐻

04-16-2019, 02:37 PM	#5
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 222 Thanked 834 Times in 504 Posts	Lots of breakage piling up between Mark and Bear coming in from Meredith Neck. Should blow through in the next day or two. Attached Images

04-16-2019, 04:13 PM	#7
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Iceberg season Icebergs making their way past the north side of Mink Island Attached Images

04-16-2019, 04:28 PM	#8
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,923 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 306 Thanked 1,056 Times in 769 Posts	.... large surprise to me that so far today, the ice coverage out front my mega-million dollar, mongrel little dilapidated cottage ...... looking from Gov Isl to Timber to Mark to south Bear and to Penny to Dolly to Horse to Meredith Neck .... has gone from about 98.6% old ice to about 18.6% old ice ..... the wind done beat it to pieces, so far today ..... and it done sank .... or something .... is mostly now open water ..... and time to get some aluminum and go fix my vintage-1952 aluminum dock ....... again! .... and, I had been think'n it was a couple weeks away or something? __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

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04-16-2019, 06:22 PM	#9
pault842 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 14 Thanks: 24 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	2 pics taken from Mt. Klem in the Belknaps today, the Broads is pretty clear. Over in Alton Bay most ice is gone as of this morning. Attached Images

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04-16-2019, 08:26 PM	#10
escaped from NJ Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 44 Thanks: 59 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	seeking ice out wisdom! I'm sure I'm not the only one... I'm just dying to get up to our cottage (on Little Bear) this long weekend. Can someone with a historical and knowledgeable opinion provide a forecast as to the percentage-possibility that ice out will be called by Friday afternoon? Or that there will be clear open water from Melvin Village to the north side of Little Bear? Otherwise, next week may be the longest week of the year! I might not survive the excruciating wait.

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04-17-2019, 12:11 PM	#12
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Going Going.... Unfortunately without some wind to stir things up, I doubt Winnie will be clear of all the floating slush by the weekend. This is from Mink Island looking north. Bear Island (Camp Lawrence) on the left. Jolly Island on the right. Attached Images

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04-17-2019, 12:50 PM	#15
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Birds eye view https://www.facebook.com/Emerson-Avi...1847876851023/ They just uploaded some fresh pics.

04-17-2019, 02:26 PM	#16
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 210 Thanked 460 Times in 263 Posts	Center Harbor is still iced in so the Mount is unable to leave its winter dock.

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04-17-2019, 07:05 PM	#17
Top-Water Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 674 Thanks: 1,535 Thanked 714 Times in 431 Posts	Thank you for the Center Harbor report.

04-17-2019, 07:52 PM	#18
lakegirl62 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Central MA Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is there any ice around Shep Brown's boat basin? Anxious to get on the water, is the water open in front of Shep Brown's?

04-18-2019, 06:21 AM	#20
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Sheps Unfortunately islanders2002 webcam is down on rattlesnakecam.com. It looks directly south at Shep’s. Looks like the power may be off on the west end of Bear since the two Bearcams that are also near the channel with Pine Island are also dark.

04-16-2019, 08:51 PM	#22
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