Current Lake Conditions

EricP · 03-07-2009, 10:16 PM

Felt like I was on the SeaDoo at times!

upthesaukee · 03-07-2009, 10:33 PM

...it almost looked like ice out coming fast. So much water on the ice at Ames Farm as far as you could see, ditto in Alton Bay by the scenic view.

I feel bad for those with ice houses still on the lake. I would be nervous about going out to get them.

trfour · 03-08-2009, 01:39 AM

There's a big deep freeze coming, more Storm's too for later this week and also this winter. Everyone seems to be forgetting the part about that the ground hog saw his shadow. We're fix'in to be lulled and slammed some more, and a Thunder Snow event is not out of the equation Yetty!
Remember, I have seen little and Bigfoot here over the years....

Just keep them Ski's and Snowmobiles Up and running, we have all the time in the world to enjoy Tiger Woods in the Up and coming season, refreshing also, I'm not ready to give Up on the joy of winter here!

David531 · 03-08-2009, 06:47 AM

Hi guys,

Yep, saturday was quite a site. It was so nice early, we fished a while and launched some model rockets, and by the time we headed out for lunch at alton bay, things changed dramatically. By the time we hit the broads, it was more like jetski than snowmobile. But it was a very nice ride, not like the last slush event we went through some weeks ago. Maybe because it was mostly a thin water layer over a rough ice. Steering was good, both the spiked and non-spiked sleds did well. Benjamin, 9 yrs old on the polaris 340 loved it. And there were a lot of sleds out, I think everyone seemed to enjoy this anomaly, throwing up a huge rooster tail for a mile. After lunch we went to wolfboro and along the north shore then headed back towards gov island past steamboat and timber...

We had a group of sleds go by this morning around 5AM. We just got our fishing gear out, and the ice is mostly covered with a layer of water. With binoculars, I can see there are at least 2 trucks out around timber and welch island, and an occasional snowmobile. If we hadn't put the sleds on the trailer already, we'd probably go for a spin this AM.

The heavy cloud cover seems to be lifting, I can see a few small patches o blue in the north west. It did rain last nite, so that's contributed to the water cover on the ice.

Other than that group at 5AM, there's been no more snowmobiles past the house yet, just off in the distance towards the broads. Although from the ice i can hear augers and sleds towards wiers.

The sky really is brightening, I think it's going to be a good fishing day, maybe I'll let ben take a sled off the trailer, just for riding out front here.

Cheers, David

Lakegeezer · 03-08-2009, 06:56 AM

There was so much standing water on the lake yesterday as I rode my snowmobile that I took it up to 60mph, just to see what it felt like to violate the 45MPH over open water law. Nasty yet great! It sure felt like I was on a waverunner and not a snowmobile. The ice is still super safe, except near rocks and of course, bubblers.

03-07-2009, 10:33 PM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,600 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,463 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	from rte 11... ...it almost looked like ice out coming fast. So much water on the ice at Ames Farm as far as you could see, ditto in Alton Bay by the scenic view. I feel bad for those with ice houses still on the lake. I would be nervous about going out to get them. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

03-08-2009, 01:39 AM	#3
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Don't worry Dave.... There's a big deep freeze coming, more Storm's too for later this week and also this winter. Everyone seems to be forgetting the part about that the ground hog saw his shadow. We're fix'in to be lulled and slammed some more, and a Thunder Snow event is not out of the equation Yetty! Remember, I have seen little and Bigfoot here over the years.... Just keep them Ski's and Snowmobiles Up and running, we have all the time in the world to enjoy Tiger Woods in the Up and coming season, refreshing also, I'm not ready to give Up on the joy of winter here! __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

03-08-2009, 06:47 AM	#4
David531 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Governor's Island Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sunday March 8th 7:30AM Hi guys, Yep, saturday was quite a site. It was so nice early, we fished a while and launched some model rockets, and by the time we headed out for lunch at alton bay, things changed dramatically. By the time we hit the broads, it was more like jetski than snowmobile. But it was a very nice ride, not like the last slush event we went through some weeks ago. Maybe because it was mostly a thin water layer over a rough ice. Steering was good, both the spiked and non-spiked sleds did well. Benjamin, 9 yrs old on the polaris 340 loved it. And there were a lot of sleds out, I think everyone seemed to enjoy this anomaly, throwing up a huge rooster tail for a mile. After lunch we went to wolfboro and along the north shore then headed back towards gov island past steamboat and timber... We had a group of sleds go by this morning around 5AM. We just got our fishing gear out, and the ice is mostly covered with a layer of water. With binoculars, I can see there are at least 2 trucks out around timber and welch island, and an occasional snowmobile. If we hadn't put the sleds on the trailer already, we'd probably go for a spin this AM. The heavy cloud cover seems to be lifting, I can see a few small patches o blue in the north west. It did rain last nite, so that's contributed to the water cover on the ice. Other than that group at 5AM, there's been no more snowmobiles past the house yet, just off in the distance towards the broads. Although from the ice i can hear augers and sleds towards wiers. The sky really is brightening, I think it's going to be a good fishing day, maybe I'll let ben take a sled off the trailer, just for riding out front here. Cheers, David

03-08-2009, 06:56 AM	#5
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,678 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 354 Thanked 639 Times in 290 Posts	There was so much standing water on the lake yesterday as I rode my snowmobile that I took it up to 60mph, just to see what it felt like to violate the 45MPH over open water law. Nasty yet great! It sure felt like I was on a waverunner and not a snowmobile. The ice is still super safe, except near rocks and of course, bubblers. __________________ -lg

03-07-2009, 10:16 PM	#1
EricP Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 329 Thanks: 28 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Felt like I was on the SeaDoo at times!