Ice Out - Open Water

we had 14" two weeks ago. looks like we may be able to ski this weekend......but I doubt we do!

Our ice in was real late this year to the point where the snomo trails weren't even marked/opened across the lakes until the second week of January. It really hurt the business's that depend so much on the sport. The cold snap that did freeze them up opening up the trails did produce plenty of ice except for the bays that have some snow/slush cover insulating the cold. I've heard reports of ice thickness varying from well over 14" to under 8". I don't feel we'll see a total ice out until the 1st of April.

My Mommy say's I have been on thin ice my whole life

and by wonder you mean shame

wasn't much snow to insulate the ice either

quinner wrote: Getting closer, been a mild winter this year, ice only about 12" thick. My prediction is open water by 3/10/16, we will see.

Looks like I was a day off. Just a bit of floating ice down my way this AM, likely will be gone when I get home this PM if not already..

There were people out ice fishing this weekend off my shoreline, where they were fishing was open water by Monday evening, crazy risk for a bunch of pan fish.

Been very windy here this year and coming from different directions than normal. On the up side I have still needed to buy ice

Still open water in the middle of.our lake, should be iced over by the weekend. We'll be there at New Years, not sure it will be solid enough to go out on, depends on temps (obviously!).

Some embrace it!

Board the berg

Well here we are in Mid February and it's 63 deg today, crazy, actually believe it is a record high temp!! Forecast calls for 50-60deg temps every day for the next seven days. Considering we have had open water on the deepest section of the lake for quite some time, down by me is still about 6" of ice, making my call for all ice out open water as Feb 22, this coming Wednesday. Crazy mild winter here this year, haven't had over an inch of snow in the past 60 days.

We've had a yearly snow/threat already in Jan down here which caused schools to close early, bread and milk sandwiches couldn't be found anywhere and we got nothing. Seen the 20's maybe 3 times this year. Supposed to be in the 70's this weekend so Sunday I may get my first run in for the year.

Timmy.....I keep telling you bro that y'all need to move further south!

TRBenj wrote: Send it this way please! Still looks and feels very much like I blow 3 times a week.

Was out kayaking today. About 2/3 of Deep Lake is open water.

Dark ice - won't be long. I saw you guys hit 75 yesterday, few more of those days and the ice will be gone!

Enjoying those quiet morning hours, just you and the pooch - I remember those moments, or course now I have lots of quiet time - teens like to keep to themselves, kind of miss those crazy days...

I'm going to be pushing our neighborhood to install our floating dock a month early this season. Maybe April 1.

With the exception of some channels that are typically always open, our lakes are still at 100% frozen. Yesterday, it gave the snowmobilers one last shot at getting out for a day. Trails off the lakes are down to dirt in spots and with another warm day predicted today, I feel yesterday was the last unless we get more snow.