Ice-In 2012-13

Bear Island South · 01-16-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Resident 2B

My concern is it will also form an insulating layer over the ice that still holds in the bays, potentially making that ice relatively poor quality the rest of the season.
R2B

Fresh layer of snow...probably not helping with the ice-in process.

Resident 2B · 01-18-2013, 04:26 PM

Well it is certainly cold now, will warm up a bit tomorrow, then get very cold for next week. However, for the next five days the wind looks to be up and ice does not form on open water when the wind is blowing.

We need a big, fat high pressure system to sit over us for a night or two to get the ice going. I just do not see one out there willing to do this in the next week.

I wish the news was better.

R2B

ITD · 01-18-2013, 06:15 PM

First bob house on Meredith by the boat launch, didn't venture on the ice myself.

Bear Island South · 01-19-2013, 06:42 AM

The rinks are starting to take shape in Meredith Bay...nice stretch of cold weather coming to help out.
Picture is from a post by Lakeside Deli on Facebook.

winnipiseogee · 01-19-2013, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Bear Island South

The rinks are starting to take shape in Meredith Bay...nice stretch of cold weather coming to help out.
Picture is from a post by Lakeside Deli on Facebook.

Love to see it!! Nothing like that hockey tournament happening on the bay!

Mink Islander · 01-19-2013, 10:19 AM

Wondering what the channel between Mark and Bear is looking like these days. Weather permitting I may venture out next weekend.

Bear Island South · 01-19-2013, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mink Islander

Wondering what the channel between Mark and Bear is looking like these days. Weather permitting I may venture out next weekend.

It looks like open water on the north end of Mark Is., still too early you need a report from FLL on the Cattle to Bear area.

Mink Islander · 01-19-2013, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bear Island South

It looks like open water on the north end of Mark Is., still too early you need a report from FLL on the Cattle to Bear area.

Will be interesting to see how quickly things change this week with the very cold weather. I'm sure FLL will keep us informed. Wondering whether the ice boat is chewing up things at Cattle Landing as well.

oldflounder · 01-19-2013, 08:14 PM

Center Harbor iced in as far as the eye can see - 3 or 4 small huts on the ice near shore - many individuals on the ice fishing with tubs.
S. Paugus Bay iced in - several individuals on the ice pulling tubs.
Ahern Park/Winnisquam - no ice as far as the eye can see - rough open water.
Other small ponds in the area all iced up but no huts.
Meredith bay - still only the Derby's hut - lots of open water around the docks/circulators.

hilltopper · 01-20-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by oldflounder

Center Harbor iced in as far as the eye can see - 3 or 4 small huts on the ice near shore - many individuals on the ice fishing with tubs.
S. Paugus Bay iced in - several individuals on the ice pulling tubs.
Ahern Park/Winnisquam - no ice as far as the eye can see - rough open water.
Other small ponds in the area all iced up but no huts.
Meredith bay - still only the Derby's hut - lots of open water around the docks/circulators.

Meredith Bay this morning - Two bobhouses and 1 truck on the ice (along with about 20 skating rinks).

ishoot308 · 01-20-2013, 09:50 AM

When I woke up this morning I looked out over the lake to see a lot of ice formations in the broads. 20 minutes later the wind picked up and all the ice was gone!

With the wild winds we have coming today I think we are going to lose a lot of the shore ice that just recently formed all along Belknap point and Ellacoya State Park area.

meredith weekender · 01-20-2013, 02:33 PM

The winds are really picking up and th open water area is growing this afternoon. Even with the cold coming, it's going be tough o freeze over the open water.

MAXUM · 01-20-2013, 04:30 PM

Ice Report 1/20/2013

Vantage point from Sheps looking towards Bear Island. Ice was locked in well between Sheps south to Cattle landing (pic from there to follow)

Dark areas between pine and bear island are frozen over but with no snow it looks from the pics like open water, however it is black ice.

I would say that the ice "looked" good enough to walk out on all the way to bear but there is no good ice along the immediate shore near sheps to get out on yet. The access point way over near the beach over by the docks was not very well covered, just skimmed a bit. After this week I got to believe it will be plenty thick to walk out on possibly enough to hold a sled.

MAXUM · 01-20-2013, 04:37 PM

First looking to the north, second straight across third to the south. This is the southern break point for the main sheet of ice between the mainland and bear. To the south was open water. the leading edge of the ice was black and freshly formed. Looking beyond the leading edge of the ice between bear and timber can be seen The area between bear, timber and governor's islands all open water.

MAXUM · 01-20-2013, 04:44 PM

First pic from Y-Landing looking south towards Bear and across at Pine. That channel was open water.

The last two end of Meredith bay and the ice rinks. Quite a few folks out there enjoying the rinks, and more bob houses have shown up, sleds and ATVs tooling around but not very far out. One guy took a pickup out there, not sure how thick the ice is but for what it's worth the truck was not in the drink!

MAXUM · 01-20-2013, 04:50 PM

From Governor's Island bridge, first looking north, the next south, then the last looking south from just before the bridge. Most of the area south of the GI bridge is either open water, or has a skim that had water on it, either way whatever ice was there was newly formed and hard to see. Beyond there all open water. From Eagle Island to Governors, over to Timber and on south all open water. From Glendale out to welch and beyond all open water. Broads all open water.

MAXUM · 01-20-2013, 05:02 PM

Fianlly ended the day in Alton Bay which is frozen all the way out to the opening to the broads. Did some ice fishing by the band stand, good 12" of ice and lots of bob houses out there.

As a bonus, a couple of pics of these "wicked cool" ducks, they were hanging around Shep but the blasted things were awful skiddish cause I couldn't sneak up on them enough to get a good close up, but they are really pretty. I don't have a fancy lens for my camera so these were as close as I could get. They would take off every time I made a move to get a wee bit closer. Buggers!

That's it for pics, cold weather should really firm up what ice is there, everything that is still open, who the heck knows.

Bear Island South · 01-20-2013, 07:30 PM

Maxum,

Thanks for that great ice report, as the saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words".
I nominate you as the official ice reporter.

Bear Island South · 01-19-2013, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mink Islander

Wondering whether the ice boat is chewing up things at Cattle Landing as well.

We caught a ride to the island back on New Years Eve with Island Services, we were told they will be working on the east side of Bear and Little Bear this winter. Cattle should be in good shape.

01-19-2013, 06:42 AM	#4
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 579 Thanks: 75 Thanked 384 Times in 170 Posts	Pond Hockey The rinks are starting to take shape in Meredith Bay...nice stretch of cold weather coming to help out. Picture is from a post by Lakeside Deli on Facebook. Attached Images

01-19-2013, 10:19 AM	#6
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Camera shots from your dock? Wondering what the channel between Mark and Bear is looking like these days. Weather permitting I may venture out next weekend.

01-19-2013, 08:14 PM	#9
oldflounder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 99 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 5 Thanked 34 Times in 9 Posts	Some observations today Center Harbor iced in as far as the eye can see - 3 or 4 small huts on the ice near shore - many individuals on the ice fishing with tubs. S. Paugus Bay iced in - several individuals on the ice pulling tubs. Ahern Park/Winnisquam - no ice as far as the eye can see - rough open water. Other small ponds in the area all iced up but no huts. Meredith bay - still only the Derby's hut - lots of open water around the docks/circulators.

01-20-2013, 09:50 AM	#11
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,281 Thanks: 2,401 Thanked 5,290 Times in 2,061 Posts	High Winds = No Ice When I woke up this morning I looked out over the lake to see a lot of ice formations in the broads. 20 minutes later the wind picked up and all the ice was gone! With the wild winds we have coming today I think we are going to lose a lot of the shore ice that just recently formed all along Belknap point and Ellacoya State Park area.

01-20-2013, 04:30 PM	#13
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Ice Report 1/20/2013 Vantage point from Sheps looking towards Bear Island. Ice was locked in well between Sheps south to Cattle landing (pic from there to follow) Dark areas between pine and bear island are frozen over but with no snow it looks from the pics like open water, however it is black ice. I would say that the ice "looked" good enough to walk out on all the way to bear but there is no good ice along the immediate shore near sheps to get out on yet. The access point way over near the beach over by the docks was not very well covered, just skimmed a bit. After this week I got to believe it will be plenty thick to walk out on possibly enough to hold a sled. Attached Images

01-18-2013, 04:26 PM	#2
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	Well it is certainly cold now, will warm up a bit tomorrow, then get very cold for next week. However, for the next five days the wind looks to be up and ice does not form on open water when the wind is blowing. We need a big, fat high pressure system to sit over us for a night or two to get the ice going. I just do not see one out there willing to do this in the next week. I wish the news was better. R2B

01-18-2013, 06:15 PM	#3
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,930 Thanks: 477 Thanked 693 Times in 388 Posts	First bob house on Meredith by the boat launch, didn't venture on the ice myself.

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01-20-2013, 02:33 PM	#12
meredith weekender Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Meredith / Manchester Posts: 373 Thanks: 87 Thanked 84 Times in 57 Posts	The winds are really picking up and th open water area is growing this afternoon. Even with the cold coming, it's going be tough o freeze over the open water.

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01-20-2013, 04:37 PM	#14
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	from Cattle landing First looking to the north, second straight across third to the south. This is the southern break point for the main sheet of ice between the mainland and bear. To the south was open water. the leading edge of the ice was black and freshly formed. Looking beyond the leading edge of the ice between bear and timber can be seen The area between bear, timber and governor's islands all open water. Attached Images

01-20-2013, 04:44 PM	#15
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	First pic from Y-Landing looking south towards Bear and across at Pine. That channel was open water. The last two end of Meredith bay and the ice rinks. Quite a few folks out there enjoying the rinks, and more bob houses have shown up, sleds and ATVs tooling around but not very far out. One guy took a pickup out there, not sure how thick the ice is but for what it's worth the truck was not in the drink! Attached Images

01-20-2013, 04:50 PM	#16
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	From Governor's Island bridge, first looking north, the next south, then the last looking south from just before the bridge. Most of the area south of the GI bridge is either open water, or has a skim that had water on it, either way whatever ice was there was newly formed and hard to see. Beyond there all open water. From Eagle Island to Governors, over to Timber and on south all open water. From Glendale out to welch and beyond all open water. Broads all open water. Attached Images

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01-20-2013, 05:02 PM	#17
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Fianlly ended the day in Alton Bay which is frozen all the way out to the opening to the broads. Did some ice fishing by the band stand, good 12" of ice and lots of bob houses out there. As a bonus, a couple of pics of these "wicked cool" ducks, they were hanging around Shep but the blasted things were awful skiddish cause I couldn't sneak up on them enough to get a good close up, but they are really pretty. I don't have a fancy lens for my camera so these were as close as I could get. They would take off every time I made a move to get a wee bit closer. Buggers! That's it for pics, cold weather should really firm up what ice is there, everything that is still open, who the heck knows. Attached Images

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01-20-2013, 07:30 PM	#18
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 579 Thanks: 75 Thanked 384 Times in 170 Posts	Maxum-Ice Report Maxum, Thanks for that great ice report, as the saying goes "a picture is worth a thousand words". I nominate you as the official ice reporter.