Ice in 2021 ?

WinnisquamZ · 01-31-2021, 11:26 PM

Why a month you ask? Growing up we were always told no one on the ice after February. We use that same rule with our children and now grandchildren. Less stress

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mswlogo · 02-01-2021, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by WinnisquamZ

Why a month you ask? Growing up we were always told no one on the ice after February. We use that same rule with our children and now grandchildren. Less stress

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I thought you meant Ice-Out, not Ice-Off

Yeah, March can always get some really warm days.

We cross country on the lake. When things start to warm up we’ll just stay very close to shore. Where it’s no more than waste deep.

ApS · 02-01-2021, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mswlogo

I thought you meant Ice-Out, not Ice-Off

Yeah, March can always get some really warm days.

We cross country on the lake. When things start to warm up we’ll just stay very close to shore.
Where it’s no more than waste deep.

Well, the Big Lake isn’t there, yet...!

fatlazyless · 02-01-2021, 07:34 AM

Cross-country skiers can probably be supported by ice that's something like two inches thick if the two inches is high quality ice as opposed to mushy ice. The skis distribute the weight but you got to move along smoothly without slapping the ice or pressing it with a ski pole.

It all goes great until you break through to the other side!

Did you know that a swimmer's noodle makes an excellent waist belt, ice safety pfd-style belt by wearing it as a waist belt with a rope threaded through the center hole and you can wear it under your coat, unseen, so's you don't look like a dweeb. ....

Like no kidding ....... you didn't know that ..... did you! ..... a foam noodle belt will support you in icy cold water and make it easier to crawl back up and onto the ice shelf ...... or something! .....

..... It will also ride up to under your arm pits and support a deceased frozen dead body after succumbing to the 34-degree cold water. Your hands can freeze up in like ten minutes, leaving them useless to use, but it can take 60-75 minutes to actually die from cold water immersion so it helps to wear a noodle belt, carry self rescue spikes and a whistle.

Blue Thunder · 02-01-2021, 07:59 AM

Since my post of this picture got shut down by some folks taking it off the rails, I’ll try again here. Yesterday’s view from the MODIS satellite....

BT

upthesaukee · 02-01-2021, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Since my post of this picture got shut down by some folks taking it off the rails, I’ll try again here. Yesterday’s view from the MODIS satellite....

BT

BT, sorry your initial thread got hijacked. You've been posting these pictures for ice in and ice out for as long as I can remember. Thanks for your efforts.

Back to the ice in 2021 topic.

Dave

Blue Thunder · 02-01-2021, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

BT, sorry your initial thread got hijacked. You've been posting these pictures for ice in and ice out for as long as I can remember. Thanks for your efforts.

Back to the ice in 2021 topic.

Dave

Looks like my ice eater is doing it’s job on Sebago....

C-Bass · 02-01-2021, 06:45 PM

I heard on WGME someone went through the ice in Tuftonboro. I assume its Winnipesaukee, could be wrong. Anyone know what happened.

fatlazyless · 02-01-2021, 07:36 PM

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I heard on WGME someone went through the ice in Tuftonboro. I assume its Winnipesaukee, could be wrong. Anyone know what happened.

http://www.nhfishgame.com/2021/02/01...-winnipesaukee .... Sunday Jan 31, 2021, at 11:10 a.m., off Elkins Point, Tuftonboro

CaptT820 · 02-02-2021, 07:22 AM

Emerson Aviation called ice in around 1100 on February 1st, 2021. The count now begins to ice out! Can't wait.

C-Bass · 02-02-2021, 07:36 PM

I can only imagine how horrifying it must be to go crashing through the ice and into the water. At least the recover Vehicles/Equipment so hopefully it doesn't pollute the lake. I'm glad no one died. Anyone on here ever go through the ice? What was it like?

02-01-2021, 07:34 AM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,766 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,017 Times in 740 Posts	..... ice safety, swimmer's NOODLE BELT! Cross-country skiers can probably be supported by ice that's something like two inches thick if the two inches is high quality ice as opposed to mushy ice. The skis distribute the weight but you got to move along smoothly without slapping the ice or pressing it with a ski pole. It all goes great until you break through to the other side! Did you know that a swimmer's noodle makes an excellent waist belt, ice safety pfd-style belt by wearing it as a waist belt with a rope threaded through the center hole and you can wear it under your coat, unseen, so's you don't look like a dweeb. .... Like no kidding ....... you didn't know that ..... did you! ..... a foam noodle belt will support you in icy cold water and make it easier to crawl back up and onto the ice shelf ...... or something! ..... ..... It will also ride up to under your arm pits and support a deceased frozen dead body after succumbing to the 34-degree cold water. Your hands can freeze up in like ten minutes, leaving them useless to use, but it can take 60-75 minutes to actually die from cold water immersion so it helps to wear a noodle belt, carry self rescue spikes and a whistle. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

02-01-2021, 07:59 AM	#5
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 951 Thanks: 252 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Since my post of this picture got shut down by some folks taking it off the rails, I’ll try again here. Yesterday’s view from the MODIS satellite.... BT Attached Images __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"

02-02-2021, 07:22 AM	#10
CaptT820 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 122 Thanks: 86 Thanked 46 Times in 27 Posts	"Official" Ice In Emerson Aviation called ice in around 1100 on February 1st, 2021. The count now begins to ice out! Can't wait.

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02-01-2021, 06:45 PM	#8
C-Bass Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts	I heard on WGME someone went through the ice in Tuftonboro. I assume its Winnipesaukee, could be wrong. Anyone know what happened.

02-02-2021, 07:36 PM	#11
C-Bass Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts	I can only imagine how horrifying it must be to go crashing through the ice and into the water. At least the recover Vehicles/Equipment so hopefully it doesn't pollute the lake. I'm glad no one died. Anyone on here ever go through the ice? What was it like?