"Official" Ice Out Thread

WJT2 · 04-07-2019, 06:01 PM

Anyone know the status for Lilly Pond? Good indicator for Winni Ice-Out

Slickcraft · 04-07-2019, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WJT2

Anyone know the status for Lilly Pond? Good indicator for Winni Ice-Out

It was ice early this morning. I think that Dave still works for a living and may pass by tomorrow and have a report.

Alan

SAB1 · 04-07-2019, 07:17 PM

Plenty of snowmobiles on the ice in tuftonboro this weekend.

MAXUM · 04-10-2019, 12:31 PM

Emerson Aviation is posting pics of the lake ice and there are some holes out there starting to form so anyone out there on a snow machine now is really asking for trouble.

MikeF-NH · 04-10-2019, 01:26 PM

does any one have any pictures or info from Alton Bay (not the west Alton cams)? Its been a few years since there has been a cam at the south end of the lake and I'm looking to see how far back the ice is pushed...Sandy Point?

MAXUM · 04-10-2019, 02:27 PM

Hit their facebook page.

Not sure how often they are going up.

With temps forecast to get warm, even maybe closing in on the 70 degree mark come Saturday I'd expect that the typical areas such as you are interested in will be opening up a lot especially if coupled with some wind.

Hopefully we're about two weeks or less... seeing it snow yesterday was rather disappointing!

CoastalWx · 04-10-2019, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MAXUM

Hit their facebook page.

Not sure how often they are going up.

With temps forecast to get warm, even maybe closing in on the 70 degree mark come Saturday I'd expect that the typical areas such as you are interested in will be opening up a lot especially if coupled with some wind.

Hopefully we're about two weeks or less... seeing it snow yesterday was rather disappointing!

I think it should be mostly gone in 2 weeks or less.

bilproject · 04-10-2019, 04:29 PM

North end of the lake still has 20 to 30 inches of ice. Only a few warm days in the 15 day outlook. 70% of the days it will be cloudy. Need the sun to melt the ice.

CoastalWx · 04-10-2019, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bilproject

North end of the lake still has 20 to 30 inches of ice. Only a few warm days in the 15 day outlook. 70% of the days it will be cloudy. Need the sun to melt the ice.

Well if that is the case, might be longer. I'm curious to see how thick the ice really is currently.

rsmlp · 04-11-2019, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bilproject

North end of the lake still has 20 to 30 inches of ice. Only a few warm days in the 15 day outlook. 70% of the days it will be cloudy. Need the sun to melt the ice.

That claim seems dubious to me. I would expect to see 20-30" mid winter, not 10 days into April.

sluggo · 04-11-2019, 07:22 AM

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Cut this block out of the lake on April 4th ! No early ice out this year ...

Blue Thunder · 04-11-2019, 09:09 AM

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Attachment 14663 cut this block out of the lake on april 4th ! No early ice out this year ...

wow............

MAXUM · 04-11-2019, 09:24 AM

well that's depressing to see.

joey2665 · 04-11-2019, 11:02 AM

Not looking good from my camera either. In Meredith Bay the ice still looks white, I do not see any gray areas yet.

Kerk · 04-11-2019, 01:58 PM

Wolfboro White snow cover as well as Winter Harbor, 19 & 20 mile bays. Did not see much open water anywhere. Snow on the ground in lots of places from Alton up East side of lake!! Will probably be near the end of April from what I saw.. I went to Cow Island on St Patricks day many years ago!! kerk 110

CoastalWx · 04-19-2019, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by CoastalWx

I think it should be mostly gone in 2 weeks or less.

Yep. Any day now.

ghfromaltonbay · 04-10-2019, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeF-NH

does any one have any pictures or info from Alton Bay (not the west Alton cams)? Its been a few years since there has been a cam at the south end of the lake and I'm looking to see how far back the ice is pushed...Sandy Point?

Here is a picture taken on the wall yesterday at Sandy Point. Looks like ice still in the channel by FL #23

upthesaukee · 04-11-2019, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeF-NH

does any one have any pictures or info from Alton Bay (not the west Alton cams)? Its been a few years since there has been a cam at the south end of the lake and I'm looking to see how far back the ice is pushed...Sandy Point?

Yesterday to the bandstand, with open areas along the edges.

Dave

Kings Bluff · 04-12-2019, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeF-NH

does any one have any pictures or info from Alton Bay (not the west Alton cams)? Its been a few years since there has been a cam at the south end of the lake and I'm looking to see how far back the ice is pushed...Sandy Point?

Check out www.winnipesaukeecam.com. Open water at the north end, east side of Alton Bay.

AMekler · 04-12-2019, 04:51 PM

a water way to diamond island

AMekler · 04-12-2019, 05:03 PM

sorry i can't image to rotate 90 degrees

sluggo · 04-13-2019, 07:31 AM

Wjt2 That block was from the area of Gansy island and the ice was just as thick out to Steamboat and Jolly islands. My thoughts for ice out is going to be around the 28th this year ...

rsmlp · 04-13-2019, 07:33 AM

Going to very windy and pretty warm with lots of rain over the next 10 days. My take is that ice out will be sooner than most people think.

04-10-2019, 04:29 PM	#8
bilproject Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bear Island/Fort Myers, Fla Posts: 231 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 59 Times in 41 Posts	May Ice out this year North end of the lake still has 20 to 30 inches of ice. Only a few warm days in the 15 day outlook. 70% of the days it will be cloudy. Need the sun to melt the ice.

04-11-2019, 01:58 PM	#15
Kerk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 87 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Ice !! Wolfboro White snow cover as well as Winter Harbor, 19 & 20 mile bays. Did not see much open water anywhere. Snow on the ground in lots of places from Alton up East side of lake!! Will probably be near the end of April from what I saw.. I went to Cow Island on St Patricks day many years ago!! kerk 110

04-12-2019, 04:51 PM	#20
AMekler Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: diamond island Posts: 24 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	a water way to diamond island Attached Images Last edited by AMekler; 04-12-2019 at 05:02 PM. Reason: photo

04-07-2019, 06:01 PM	#1
WJT2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Foxborough MA Posts: 176 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 4 Thanked 50 Times in 31 Posts	Anyone know the status for Lilly Pond? Good indicator for Winni Ice-Out

04-07-2019, 07:17 PM	#3
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,232 Thanks: 190 Thanked 323 Times in 236 Posts	Plenty of snowmobiles on the ice in tuftonboro this weekend.

04-10-2019, 12:31 PM	#4
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Emerson Aviation is posting pics of the lake ice and there are some holes out there starting to form so anyone out there on a snow machine now is really asking for trouble.

04-10-2019, 01:26 PM	#5
MikeF-NH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 318 Thanks: 2 Thanked 120 Times in 80 Posts	does any one have any pictures or info from Alton Bay (not the west Alton cams)? Its been a few years since there has been a cam at the south end of the lake and I'm looking to see how far back the ice is pushed...Sandy Point?

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04-10-2019, 02:27 PM	#6
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Hit their facebook page. Not sure how often they are going up. With temps forecast to get warm, even maybe closing in on the 70 degree mark come Saturday I'd expect that the typical areas such as you are interested in will be opening up a lot especially if coupled with some wind. Hopefully we're about two weeks or less... seeing it snow yesterday was rather disappointing!

04-11-2019, 07:22 AM	#11
sluggo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 170 Thanks: 13 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	Cut this block out of the lake on April 4th ! No early ice out this year ...

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04-11-2019, 09:24 AM	#13
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	well that's depressing to see.

04-11-2019, 11:02 AM	#14
joey2665 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY Posts: 3,222 Thanks: 1,219 Thanked 1,009 Times in 649 Posts	Not looking good from my camera either. In Meredith Bay the ice still looks white, I do not see any gray areas yet.

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04-12-2019, 05:03 PM	#21
AMekler Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: diamond island Posts: 24 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	sorry i can't image to rotate 90 degrees

04-13-2019, 07:31 AM	#22
sluggo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 170 Thanks: 13 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	Wjt2 That block was from the area of Gansy island and the ice was just as thick out to Steamboat and Jolly islands. My thoughts for ice out is going to be around the 28th this year ...

04-13-2019, 07:33 AM	#23
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 475 Thanks: 5 Thanked 164 Times in 84 Posts	ice Going to very windy and pretty warm with lots of rain over the next 10 days. My take is that ice out will be sooner than most people think.