Official 2023 Ice in Thread

steve-on-mark · 02-10-2023, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I doubt the ice is going to hold up after today. With temps expected to hover near 50 degrees and wind gusts anticipated to 40 MPH, the thin and fragile ice currently and barely covering most of the lake I think will be gone...Temps next week in the 50's and near 60 on Thursday!

Will definitely be getting the boat ready early this year!!

Dan

Relax Dan...my ice out guess is March 2nd, so you have 20 days to prepare!

ishoot308 · 02-10-2023, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Relax Dan...my ice out guess is March 2nd, so you have 20 days to prepare!

I’m thinking official ice out will be declared mid March but will be the earliest on record!

Dan

ishoot308 · 02-10-2023, 04:36 PM

The broads just opened up...Here's a pic from my home security camera. This is the "alien hot tub" area between Ellacoya and Welch Island... By tomorrow it will most likely be all open water...

codeman671 · 02-10-2023, 06:54 PM

UTV through the ice in Alton Bay, right by the boat launch.

rscalzo · 02-10-2023, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I’m thinking official ice out will be declared mid March but will be the earliest on record!

Dan

March 18 ...2016 earliest on record. Might be very close...but who knows....might see a late February "Polar Plunge". !!!!

ishoot308 · 02-11-2023, 09:45 AM

Here’s a few pics I just took…The hot tub area definitely got bigger over night and there are many other areas as seen in the photos that have opened up as well. These photos are taken from left to right.

wingnuts · 02-11-2023, 02:47 PM

Now there's a bob house out front of the north end of South Down and people skating around the western shore to the north... Won't find me out there!

ishoot308 · 02-17-2023, 05:00 PM

With the recent warm weather, rain and now wind, I am seeing a lot of open water happening between Welch, Belknap Point and Ellacoya / Broads. At about 3:30 PM today the wind on Welch really picked up and has held steady around 25 MPH on my weather station. That is really breaking things up fast! A couple more hour of this wind and rain will be devastating to the thin ice out there...

Stay Tuned!

Dan

codeman671 · 02-17-2023, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

With the recent warm weather, rain and now wind, I am seeing a lot of open water happening between Welch, Belknap Point and Ellacoya / Broads. At about 3:30 PM today the wind on Welch really picked up and has held steady around 25 MPH on my weather station. That is really breaking things up fast! A couple more hour of this wind and rain will be devastating to the thin ice out there...

Stay Tuned!

Dan

Here’s a few I just took.

02-10-2023, 04:36 PM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,314 Thanks: 2,407 Thanked 5,311 Times in 2,072 Posts	It has started The broads just opened up...Here's a pic from my home security camera. This is the "alien hot tub" area between Ellacoya and Welch Island... By tomorrow it will most likely be all open water... Attached Images __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

02-11-2023, 09:45 AM	#6
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,314 Thanks: 2,407 Thanked 5,311 Times in 2,072 Posts	She’s Breaking Up Captain! Here’s a few pics I just took…The hot tub area definitely got bigger over night and there are many other areas as seen in the photos that have opened up as well. These photos are taken from left to right. Attached Images __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

02-11-2023, 02:47 PM	#7
wingnuts Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	bob house and skating on Paugus Bay Now there's a bob house out front of the north end of South Down and people skating around the western shore to the north... Won't find me out there!

02-17-2023, 05:00 PM	#8
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,314 Thanks: 2,407 Thanked 5,311 Times in 2,072 Posts	It's Coming! With the recent warm weather, rain and now wind, I am seeing a lot of open water happening between Welch, Belknap Point and Ellacoya / Broads. At about 3:30 PM today the wind on Welch really picked up and has held steady around 25 MPH on my weather station. That is really breaking things up fast! A couple more hour of this wind and rain will be devastating to the thin ice out there... Stay Tuned! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

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02-10-2023, 06:54 PM	#4
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,515 Thanks: 221 Thanked 821 Times in 493 Posts	UTV through the ice in Alton Bay, right by the boat launch.

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