Ice Out Contest for 2023 ?

bigdog · 01-23-2023, 12:43 PM

Is there a Ice Out Contest for 2023 ? Can't find it listed on the site ?
I suspect this year, 'ice' out' will be early IMHO.

John Mercier · 01-23-2023, 01:19 PM

I'm going to guess April 20th around noon.

Janet · 01-23-2023, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog

Is there a Ice Out Contest for 2023 ? Can't find it listed on the site ?
I suspect this year, 'ice' out' will be early IMHO.

I think the webmaster posts the contest starting February 1st. Not sure if there's a need for the contest this year.

ishoot308 · 01-23-2023, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

I think the webmaster posts the contest starting February 1st. Not sure if there's a need for the contest this year.

Even though the lake will most likely not freeze over fully, the Mount Washington docking ports will or have froze over. "Ice Out" is declared when the Mount can reach all her ports ice free...

Dan

joey2665 · 01-23-2023, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdog

Is there a Ice Out Contest for 2023 ? Can't find it listed on the site ?

I suspect this year, 'ice' out' will be early IMHO.

Contest usually start’s February 1st and ends the 28th

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webmaster · 02-01-2023, 08:07 AM

The 2023 winnipesaukee.com Ice-Out Guess Contest is now open and accepting guesses.

There are a few small changes this year:

1. Only the closest guess will win a prize (in the past the 3 closest guesses would win a prize).

2. If Ice-In does not occur in February the contest will be cancelled.

3. If Ice-Out is declared in February the contest will be cancelled.

geordie · 02-01-2023, 01:28 PM

What is the criteria for ice-in? Right now The Broads are wide open, and after the brief extreme cold this weekend the temperatures return to the 30s and 40s next week, with some rain. Not exactly ice friendly weather.

thinkxingu · 02-01-2023, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by geordie

What is the criteria for ice-in? Right now The Broads are wide open, and after the brief extreme cold this weekend the temperatures return to the 30s and 40s next week, with some rain. Not exactly ice friendly weather.

Ice-in is defined as the Mount Washington being unable to visit all its ports (because ice is preventing it).

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ishoot308 · 02-01-2023, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Ice-in is defined as the Mount Washington being unable to visit all its ports (because ice is preventing it).

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I do not believe that is correct..."Ice In" is when the lake is determined to be fully covered with ice and have no open water visible from Emerson Aviation's plane. "Ice Out" is when the mount can safely navigate and dock at all her ports ice free...

Dan

thinkxingu · 02-01-2023, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I do not believe that is correct..."Ice In" is when the lake is determined to be fully covered with ice and have no open water visible from Emerson Aviation's plane. "Ice Out" is when the mount can safely navigate and dock at all her ports ice free...

Dan

Dan, this is one of those Homer Simpson "D'oh!" moments.

You are correct and, worse, I "knew" this before! https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...d.php?p=366372

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ishoot308 · 02-01-2023, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Dan, this is one of those Homer Simpson "D'oh!" moments.

You are correct and, worse, I "knew" this before! https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...d.php?p=366372

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Think;

As I get older, I am having those same moments a lot more regularly!

Its all good!!

Dan

tis · 02-01-2023, 06:11 PM

It's interesting to read this because way back when ice out didn't depend on the Mt. being able to visit all ports and there was no such thing as ice in. If somebody rode around the lake and everything seemed to be frozen over we'd just say the lake is all frozen. "Ice in" is a relatively new concept. I think the Lakes Region Association declared ice out for a while. I don't remember when Emerson Aviation starting checking but I'm sure they could tell us.

ishoot308 · 02-01-2023, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by webmaster

The 2023 winnipesaukee.com Ice-Out Guess Contest is now open and accepting guesses.

There are a few small changes this year:

1. Only the closest guess will win a prize (in the past the 3 closest guesses would win a prize).

2. If Ice-In does not occur in February the contest will be cancelled.

3. If Ice-Out is declared in February the contest will be cancelled.

Mr. Webmaster,

Just curious why #2? Many of the Mounts ports are already iced in and an ice out still has to occur. Why does the lake have to fully freeze over to have a contest?

Just curious….

Dan

Descant · 02-02-2023, 08:38 PM

It was obviously easier when the flagpole on the raft in Weirs Bay fell over and tripped the clock to know exactly when ice out occurred. In those days, the Weirs ruled the lake. Not so muchanymorer.

tis · 02-03-2023, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

It was obviously easier when the flagpole on the raft in Weirs Bay fell over and tripped the clock to know exactly when ice out occurred. In those days, the Weirs ruled the lake. Not so muchanymorer.

isn't everything in life more complicated now?

WinnisquamZ · 02-03-2023, 09:28 AM

Must say, with this wind what ice we had yesterday is now gone. And with the weather forecasted for next week I believe I won’t be seeing ice this season on my side of the lake

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codeman671 · 02-03-2023, 10:00 AM

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Must say, with this wind what ice we had yesterday is now gone. And with the weather forecasted for next week I believe I won’t be seeing ice this season on my side of the lake

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The band of ice we had between route 11 and Rattlesnake blew out as I expected. Everything in front of our place on Bear broke up as well. It’s howling out. My wife just sent me this video.

steve-on-mark · 02-03-2023, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

The band of ice we had between route 11 and Rattlesnake blew out as I expected. Everything in front of our place on Bear broke up as well. It’s howling out. My wife just sent me this video.

Mary was panning so fast I got vertigo watching that! :-) The C-Nile has been through similar rough waters on my November commutes home, but this would be a " light pour " kinda ride for sure!

codeman671 · 02-03-2023, 11:02 AM

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Mary was panning so fast I got vertigo watching that! :-) The C-Nile has been through similar rough waters on my November commutes home, but this would be a " light pour " kinda ride for sure!

I am surprised she was outside at all. The previous pictures were puppy pics in bed and views out the front slider. I will tell her to slow down next time

Lakegeezer · 02-18-2023, 08:19 AM

Here are some ice out graphics to help show the history.

steve-on-mark · 02-26-2023, 09:51 AM

I was feeling pretty good about my March 2nd guess, but then winter came back. What the hell!!

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WinnisquamZ · 02-26-2023, 10:37 AM

Fun while it lasted! Did get lawn areas raked

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ishoot308 · 02-27-2023, 09:46 AM

The almost 2 mile wide x 2 mile long swath of open water in the broads has re-froze in past couple days! I do not see any open water at all on the lake currently…

I’m still confident about having my boat in the water in March!

Fingers crossed!

Dan

WinnisquamZ · 02-27-2023, 10:14 AM

Same here. Frozen over the last few days. With more snow coming, it could be here awhile

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Janet · 02-27-2023, 10:40 AM

What happened to the contest I thought the last time to vote was February 28th.

Janet · 02-27-2023, 10:43 AM

Never mind, I found it. Thanks

01-23-2023, 12:43 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,443 Thanks: 338 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Ice Out Contest for 2023 ? Is there a Ice Out Contest for 2023 ? Can't find it listed on the site ? I suspect this year, 'ice' out' will be early IMHO.

02-01-2023, 08:07 AM	#6
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,446 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 455 Thanked 3,785 Times in 835 Posts	2023 Ice-Out Contest Now Open The 2023 winnipesaukee.com Ice-Out Guess Contest is now open and accepting guesses. There are a few small changes this year: 1. Only the closest guess will win a prize (in the past the 3 closest guesses would win a prize). 2. If Ice-In does not occur in February the contest will be cancelled. 3. If Ice-Out is declared in February the contest will be cancelled.

02-01-2023, 01:28 PM	#7
geordie Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 33 Thanks: 10 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Ice in? What is the criteria for ice-in? Right now The Broads are wide open, and after the brief extreme cold this weekend the temperatures return to the 30s and 40s next week, with some rain. Not exactly ice friendly weather.

02-18-2023, 08:19 AM	#20
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,676 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 353 Thanked 637 Times in 289 Posts	Ice out Graphics Here are some ice out graphics to help show the history. Attached Images __________________ -lg

02-26-2023, 09:51 AM	#21
steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 181 Thanked 716 Times in 415 Posts	I was feeling pretty good about my March 2nd guess, but then winter came back. What the hell!! Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk __________________ ....keeping " urban decay " out of photos for nearly a year.

01-23-2023, 01:19 PM	#2
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,340 Thanks: 3 Thanked 590 Times in 486 Posts	I'm going to guess April 20th around noon.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,669 Thanks: 750 Thanked 1,444 Times in 1,003 Posts	It's interesting to read this because way back when ice out didn't depend on the Mt. being able to visit all ports and there was no such thing as ice in. If somebody rode around the lake and everything seemed to be frozen over we'd just say the lake is all frozen. "Ice in" is a relatively new concept. I think the Lakes Region Association declared ice out for a while. I don't remember when Emerson Aviation starting checking but I'm sure they could tell us.

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Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,310 Thanks: 1,328 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,047 Posts	It was obviously easier when the flagpole on the raft in Weirs Bay fell over and tripped the clock to know exactly when ice out occurred. In those days, the Weirs ruled the lake. Not so muchanymorer.

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WinnisquamZ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,026 Thanks: 210 Thanked 649 Times in 432 Posts	Fun while it lasted! Did get lawn areas raked Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,192 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 5,255 Times in 2,039 Posts	Re-freeze The almost 2 mile wide x 2 mile long swath of open water in the broads has re-froze in past couple days! I do not see any open water at all on the lake currently… I’m still confident about having my boat in the water in March! Fingers crossed! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

02-27-2023, 10:14 AM	#24
WinnisquamZ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,026 Thanks: 210 Thanked 649 Times in 432 Posts	Same here. Frozen over the last few days. With more snow coming, it could be here awhile Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 469 Thanks: 233 Thanked 132 Times in 90 Posts	What happened to the contest I thought the last time to vote was February 28th.

02-27-2023, 10:43 AM	#26
Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 469 Thanks: 233 Thanked 132 Times in 90 Posts	Never mind, I found it. Thanks