What a difference!

Orion · 03-23-2015, 06:10 AM

Three years ago today, March 23, 2012, Ice-Out was declared. As of this morning, we're still making ice!!!

minni on winni · 03-23-2015, 09:35 AM

With this weather it will be May 23 this year! Oh no it can't be because the Mount has a mother's day cruise

Slickcraft · 03-23-2015, 10:09 AM

March 20, 2012 on the way out to Welch from Glendale. Sigh..

ishoot308 · 03-23-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

March 20, 2012 on the way out to Welch from Glendale. Sigh..

...and yesterday while eating dinner at the Lyons Den bar, I was watching trucks coming off the ice with reports of 20+" of ice still in the broads!

Last year I ate my words thinking ice out would be very late when it wasn't. This year I am not going to say it but...

Dan

PaugusBayFireFighter · 03-23-2015, 02:11 PM

Last year the ice was still very thick and a week of mild temps destroyed the ice very quickly, amazingly fast, as I remember.
I keep looking at Lily Pond and thinking it will be a very late ice out. I thought the same thing last year.
Mother Nature seems to always average things out.
The lake is still hasn't started to rise, but it will this week with milder temps. Water temp 32.

jeffk · 03-23-2015, 08:06 PM

It really doesn't matter how much snow and ice are out there. IF a warm spell sets in with some rain it will melt very quickly. Thursday is expected to be around 50 with half an inch of rain. That will dent it. But then it cools down a bit. Who knows what a couple weeks might bring. We have 4 weeks before normal ice out time. Too fast a melt would make quite a mess. I'm willing to be patient.

phoenix · 03-24-2015, 08:15 PM

I will be having our housed opened in a two weeks. Is there still a lot of snow on the ground as I will need the plumber to get up the front walk

secondcurve · 03-25-2015, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by phoenix

I will be having our housed opened in a two weeks. Is there still a lot of snow on the ground as I will need the plumber to get up the front walk

You'll be good in two weeks. Spring has been slow to come but there is no stopping the sun this time of year.

BroadHopper · 03-25-2015, 10:08 AM

Ice was out May 5. I was skiing at Loon that morning. The boys were water skiing on the lake that afternoon!

trfour · 03-25-2015, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Ice was out May 5. I was skiing at Loon that morning. The boys were water skiing on the lake that afternoon!

Ice out in 2001 was on May 2nd, according to the Ice Out Page BH...

The last Ice Out on May 5th was in 1956...

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/index.php?pageid=iceout

Terry
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03-23-2015, 06:10 AM	#1
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	What a difference! Three years ago today, March 23, 2012, Ice-Out was declared. As of this morning, we're still making ice!!!

03-23-2015, 10:09 AM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,296 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,080 Times in 952 Posts	March 20, 2012 on the way out to Welch from Glendale. Sigh.. Attached Images

03-23-2015, 08:06 PM	#6
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,162 Thanks: 205 Thanked 431 Times in 248 Posts	Weather makes the difference It really doesn't matter how much snow and ice are out there. IF a warm spell sets in with some rain it will melt very quickly. Thursday is expected to be around 50 with half an inch of rain. That will dent it. But then it cools down a bit. Who knows what a couple weeks might bring. We have 4 weeks before normal ice out time. Too fast a melt would make quite a mess. I'm willing to be patient.

03-24-2015, 08:15 PM	#7
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,547 Thanks: 60 Thanked 273 Times in 192 Posts	I will be having our housed opened in a two weeks. Is there still a lot of snow on the ground as I will need the plumber to get up the front walk __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

03-25-2015, 10:08 AM	#9
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,570 Thanks: 3,204 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	Year 2001 Ice was out May 5. I was skiing at Loon that morning. The boys were water skiing on the lake that afternoon! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

03-23-2015, 09:35 AM	#2
minni on winni Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 105 Thanks: 184 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts	With this weather it will be May 23 this year! Oh no it can't be because the Mount has a mother's day cruise

03-23-2015, 02:11 PM	#5
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Last year the ice was still very thick and a week of mild temps destroyed the ice very quickly, amazingly fast, as I remember. I keep looking at Lily Pond and thinking it will be a very late ice out. I thought the same thing last year. Mother Nature seems to always average things out. The lake is still hasn't started to rise, but it will this week with milder temps. Water temp 32.