This year will likely be very different than last. In February 2010, the snow was gone from the lake and the sun was able shine through the ice till iceout, warming the water and melting the ice from below. This year, the sun is reflected, so solar warming is not a factor - however the weight of the snow pushed some water through the ice and it has been slushy. My guess won't be recorded until the last minute, but I'm thinking its going to be a fairly average ice-out date - ie, in the middle two weeks of April.
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