Ice in 2021 ?

smith point boater · 01-27-2021, 08:47 AM

Sorry no pic but area between Smith Point and Rattlesnake/Sleepers/Diamond and as far as I can see is all ice covered or snow covered ice. Doubtful it is more than an inch or 2 as this just started solidifying yesterday afternoon and overnite. Finally had to turn dock bubblers on - latest ever

trashman · 01-27-2021, 10:20 AM

How is Meredith Bay looking as far as ice? Any chance the pond hockey tournament will be there at the end of next week? Or are they most likely resorting to Waukewan at this point?

PCTim · 01-27-2021, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by trashman

How is Meredith Bay looking as far as ice? Any chance the pond hockey tournament will be there at the end of next week? Or are they most likely resorting to Waukewan at this point?

I went up there on Saturday to do some recon, and the bay was skimmed over. I wasn't sure if it made it through all the wind this weekend, but yesterday someone posted this on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/1326960073/...9079726727202/

Hoping it holds. It's going to be a much different tournament this year...

Geneva Point · 01-27-2021, 03:35 PM

According to their web site, the pond hockey tournament was cancelled for 2021. Like is below.

https://www.pondhockeyclassic.com/ph...rney-cancelled

codeman671 · 01-27-2021, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Geneva Point

According to their web site, the pond hockey tournament was cancelled for 2021. Like is below.

https://www.pondhockeyclassic.com/ph...rney-cancelled

This bulletin is for the Lake Champlain tournament only.

hilltopper · 01-28-2021, 08:14 AM

Nothing like not even reading the link you posted....

Geneva Point · 01-28-2021, 09:28 AM

Sorry folks. My Bad.

MeredithMan · 01-28-2021, 10:48 AM

...there's a large area of ice staked off where it appears the rinks will be set up. This morning, there is a small tractor snow-blower and a couple of walk-behind snow blowers clearing the ice, presumably for the rinks. I guess one could conclude that the ice is safe in that area.

While there is ice from Meredith down to The Weirs, the small amount of snow cover makes it difficult to determine how safe it is...my guess is, not very. For example, there is a large oval expanse of open water off of the Upper Mile Point Road neighborhood in Meredith bay, (next to Meredith Marina, heading towards Weirs). Seems that while it might be safe along the shoreline, (assuming no dock circulators), the "middle" is still very risky.

AC2717 · 01-28-2021, 11:23 AM

See attached link from Facebook - Marine Solutions is out there and he is measuring 5 inches of black ice in all of Meredith Bay

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...57081691007378

codeman671 · 01-28-2021, 11:40 AM

We don't have any temps above freezing for the next week so we should easily pick up a few extra inches of ice.

trashman · 01-28-2021, 12:55 PM

Yes, Marine Solutions posted a great video. 5" of ice. With upcoming temps and doing the Freezing Degree Days equation, it looks like by hockey time there could be 9" of ice.

Mink Islander · 01-28-2021, 01:52 PM

Hope tomorrow’s wind doesn’t set us back. But the cold is going to surely help a lot. Going up to Pittsburg this weekend where it’s well into the negatives at night....

fatlazyless · 01-29-2021, 09:02 AM

For the last three or four years the Pond Hockey set-up on Meredith Bay used a brand new, medium sized orange Kubota tractor with a snowblower out front that could hurl the snow a long, long way. Those Kubota tractors looked like they could weigh maybe 4000-lbs.

This year, probably due to the relatively thin ice what's out there is what looks like an orange 1971 Ariens Manorway lawn tractor with a snowblower out front which could weigh maybe 1000-lbs with the snowblower included.

Different year ...... different ice ..... different tractor ...... is that a 1971 Ariens Manorway lawn tractor ........ anyone in the know?

PCTim · 01-29-2021, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

For the last three or four years the Pond Hockey set-up on Meredith Bay used a medium sized orange Kubota tractor with a snowblower out front that could hurl the snow a long, long way. Those Kubota tractors looked like they could weigh maybe 4000-lbs.

This year, probably due to the relatively thin ice what's out there is what looks like an orange 1971 Ariens Manorway lawn tractor with a snowblower out front which could weigh maybe 800-lbs with the snowblower included.

Different year ...... different ice ..... different tractor ...... is that a 1971 Ariens Manorway lawn tractor ........ anyone in the know?

Not sure of the tractor, but everything is different this year. 130 teams (down from 275) and 14 rinks (down from 26). No spectators, no vendor tents, no beer garden, no live music. Games scheduled back to back. Get in, play your 2 games and leave. Going to make the best of it though and still have fun.

bushwack1 · 01-29-2021, 10:33 AM

What may not be so good for the local economy wont be a bad thing for the health of the lake. I guess the Litter Bugs {SLOBS} will have to to leave their trash at the end of their driveways on trash Day!

01-27-2021, 08:47 AM	#1
smith point boater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Alton,NH Posts: 212 Thanks: 336 Thanked 97 Times in 56 Posts	Broads Sorry no pic but area between Smith Point and Rattlesnake/Sleepers/Diamond and as far as I can see is all ice covered or snow covered ice. Doubtful it is more than an inch or 2 as this just started solidifying yesterday afternoon and overnite. Finally had to turn dock bubblers on - latest ever

01-27-2021, 10:20 AM	#2
trashman Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meredith Posts: 49 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Meredith bay How is Meredith Bay looking as far as ice? Any chance the pond hockey tournament will be there at the end of next week? Or are they most likely resorting to Waukewan at this point?

01-27-2021, 03:35 PM	#4
Geneva Point Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts	Pond Hockey 2021 According to their web site, the pond hockey tournament was cancelled for 2021. Like is below. https://www.pondhockeyclassic.com/ph...rney-cancelled

01-28-2021, 08:14 AM	#6
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 727 Thanks: 25 Thanked 109 Times in 70 Posts	Jeeesh.... Nothing like not even reading the link you posted....

01-28-2021, 10:48 AM	#8
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 954 Thanks: 263 Thanked 814 Times in 333 Posts	Looks like Pond Hockey is marching ahead...?? ...there's a large area of ice staked off where it appears the rinks will be set up. This morning, there is a small tractor snow-blower and a couple of walk-behind snow blowers clearing the ice, presumably for the rinks. I guess one could conclude that the ice is safe in that area. While there is ice from Meredith down to The Weirs, the small amount of snow cover makes it difficult to determine how safe it is...my guess is, not very. For example, there is a large oval expanse of open water off of the Upper Mile Point Road neighborhood in Meredith bay, (next to Meredith Marina, heading towards Weirs). Seems that while it might be safe along the shoreline, (assuming no dock circulators), the "middle" is still very risky.

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01-28-2021, 09:28 AM	#7
Geneva Point Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts	Sorry folks. My Bad.

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01-28-2021, 11:23 AM	#9
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,577 Thanks: 755 Thanked 355 Times in 267 Posts	See attached link from Facebook - Marine Solutions is out there and he is measuring 5 inches of black ice in all of Meredith Bay https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...57081691007378 __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

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01-28-2021, 11:40 AM	#10
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,501 Thanks: 221 Thanked 816 Times in 489 Posts	We don't have any temps above freezing for the next week so we should easily pick up a few extra inches of ice.

01-28-2021, 12:55 PM	#11
trashman Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meredith Posts: 49 Thanks: 4 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Yes, Marine Solutions posted a great video. 5" of ice. With upcoming temps and doing the Freezing Degree Days equation, it looks like by hockey time there could be 9" of ice.

01-28-2021, 01:52 PM	#12
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Things are looking up... Hope tomorrow’s wind doesn’t set us back. But the cold is going to surely help a lot. Going up to Pittsburg this weekend where it’s well into the negatives at night....

01-29-2021, 09:02 AM	#13
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,764 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,016 Times in 740 Posts	..... a skinny tractor for skinny ice? For the last three or four years the Pond Hockey set-up on Meredith Bay used a brand new, medium sized orange Kubota tractor with a snowblower out front that could hurl the snow a long, long way. Those Kubota tractors looked like they could weigh maybe 4000-lbs. This year, probably due to the relatively thin ice what's out there is what looks like an orange 1971 Ariens Manorway lawn tractor with a snowblower out front which could weigh maybe 1000-lbs with the snowblower included. Different year ...... different ice ..... different tractor ...... is that a 1971 Ariens Manorway lawn tractor ........ anyone in the know? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

01-29-2021, 10:33 AM	#15
bushwack1 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Laconia Posts: 33 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	What may not be so good for the local economy wont be a bad thing for the health of the lake. I guess the Litter Bugs {SLOBS} will have to to leave their trash at the end of their driveways on trash Day!