Official Ice Out 2011 Reports

[lawn psycho]

Maxum, no doubt that it will impact the boating community. This is where trailer boaters have the advantage as at least they can fill up at the road stations.

I can't even imagine paying for gas for the larger cruisers out on the water.

Unfortunately the US is quickly becoming less of a financial force as the Chinese economic consumption approaches ours. This is simply the beginning as the next couple decades we're going to see major changes in economies across the globe. Even little places like the Lakes Region are impacted by global events.

With the supply/demand equation so out of whack, I don't know what to predict with fuel prices anymore. This year's fuel price run-up was predicted last Fall by many economics and energy traders. I don't understand the energy markets but when you can predict these things it always makes me suspicious of how speculators are driving the price. Our supplies seem to reflect gas is over-priced but they're now saying gas is headed for over $4 "easily".

[PaulT]

Originally Posted by lawn psycho

This year's fuel price run-up was predicted last Fall by many economics and energy traders.

It's the futures traders that have driving oil up over $111/bbl unfortunately.

Despite the unrest in the middle east and Africa, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations upped production to make up for any lost in the troubled areas.
Lybia's oil didn't even come to the US.

Traders are just using this as their excuse to force prices higher.
Can't even blame Exxon/Mobil or BP for the rise.


That said, the 12' aluminum V-hull I bought my wife for her birthday last year only used about 8-9 gallons all summer, and we fished a ton!

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Originally Posted by PaulT

It's the futures traders that have driving oil up over $111/bbl unfortunately.

With all due respect, your statement identifies that you don't understand how the futures markets work. For every buyer of a future, there is a seller. When your mother pre buys her oil for next year, she is a speculator. She is not doing it because she thinks the price is going to go down, she is willing to risk a higher price to offset the risk of an even higher price. The futures markets are a free market way of people to shed and assume risk. Some people use it as a casino as well. The vast majority of them loose money doing it.

As a private citizen you are equally free to sell a future to "drive the price down". Then buy it when the price is lower. Every dollar made by one is lost by another.

[nhd]

From my vantage point in Alton looking over the lake it got very gray in spots overnight, especially between Rattlesnake and Alton Bay. With this wind there might be some open water today. Up towards Meredith and Center Harbor it still looks white. I will try to get a picture tomorrow and post it but no time today.

[Island Girl]

The temperature of the lake reported by the dam operators is up to 38 degrees. Last year we had ice out at 39 degrees. (though it was 39 degrees for many days before the ice went out.)

Lily Pond was mostly iced is except for a bit at the edges on Saturday. If anyone goes by could let us know if the ice is out.

IG

[DRH]

Yesterday's rain, fog and mild temps really affected the ice. I took this picture from the Scenic View on Rt. 11 in Alton around noon today, looking toward Wolfeboro:

[Merrymeeting]

I checked the 2' water temperature on the WeatherCenter Cam page early this morning. It was still just under 37 degrees.

Right now it's reading 39.7! I'm not sure if it actually rose that fast, or if it just hadn't been updating for awhile.

In any case, if the reading is true, it's at the seemingly magic 40 degrees when ice-out happens quickly. The Water Temp page on this site shows the Lakeport Dam at 38 as of today.

On Sunday when I was there, there was almost no open water on the shoreline of Merrymeeting. Now you can see it is at least 20' out. http://65.175.138.198/view/view.shtml

[codeman671]

I just got back from an airboat ride to Mark from Cattle Landing. It is open all the way across to Bear (small strip approaching Bear). There is 5" of wet, broken ice between Cattle and Mark. The airboat was having a tough time getting on top of it without breaking through. Coming across from Glendale the ice is strong enough to hold the boat I am told. I took a few cell phone pictures that I will upload later tonight.

Gilford Yacht Club is ice-free to the end of the outer dock and Smith Cove is going quickly. In Alton the ice is past the pavilion. Everywhere you look it is very porous and dark with lots of cracks.

[Lakesrider]

The docks are free at 19 mile bay. It is open about 50 yards out. 20 Mile Bay is just starting to get some open water near RT109. Ice is looking very Gray now......

[fpartri497]

the docks at WAM are mostly Ice free now and the channel looks wide open. there Is some Ice floating around the middle of the docks. I would think It will be totally Ice free by the end of the week.

[Slickcraft]

From the Ames Farm area the ice is very dark and broken into many medium size sheets. A good wind would start to break this up.

Looking from Belknap Point today toward Welch and Round the gaps are fewer and the ice is not as dark, this will take a little longer.

[Steveo]

Photos, we want PHOTOS!!!!

Please

[Grant]

Originally Posted by Steveo

Photos, we want PHOTOS!!!!

Please

Here you go. Real-time.

Don't say I never gave you anything.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

For those of you checking into the Forum after dark, here are the webcam pictures from mid day today, April, 13th.

Silver Lake in Hollis had ice-out either Sunday or Monday and is usually one week ahead of Lake Winnipesaukee.


Alton Bay Cam


BearCam2


Black Cat Island Cam


Downing's Landing


2011 Echo Shores Ice-Out Watch, by DRH


FairhavenCam


Governors Island Cam


Moultonborough Bay Cam


Overlook Cam on Paugus Bay


Pine Island South Cam


Rattlesnake IslandCam
2011 Ice-Out, by Island Girl

Photo for April 13th has not been posted yet.
Silver Sands Ice-Out Picture of the day


SmithCoveCam


Varney Point Cam, Gilford


WeirsCam


WinnipesaukeeCam


WinnipesaukeeCam 2


WolfeboroCam

Other Area Lakes:


Lake Wentworth Cam


Merrymeeting Lake Webcam


Winnisquam Marine Webcam



Ossipee Lake Webcams

The ice is really taking a beating with this rain!

[codeman671]

Pictures as promised. Starting left to right, leaving Mark to head towards Cattle Landing, looking off my dock towards Mink, looking off my deck across to Camp Lawrence, and looking left off my dock towards Bear, to the left of Lawrence.

[nhd]

I took these at 6:30 am from the house. The ice which was white two days ago off of Rattlesnake turned gray after yesterday's rain. It is difficult to get pictures towards Center Harbor but it also looks gray. Wind is blowing down the Lake so should help move this gray around some.

[Grady223]

Thanks to all for posting pictures. It is unbelievable the progress in the last few days. My 4/17 may not be that far off base.