As we approach the end of February and beginning of March, we have heard
anecdotal reports on ice thickness over the past few weeks. The
consensus has been 14-18 inches of blue ice with varying thicknesses of
white slush ice on top.
Today we set out with the auger to have a look. Straight out from our
place on a line towards Mazurs in the middle of the lake, we drilled and
measured 17 inches of blue ice with 3 inches of white on top. Moving
down to the middle of the lake S of Memorial and N of Campbells point,
we also found 17 inches of blue ice with 4 inches of white ice. Ending
the expedition 100 feet out from our dock we found 15 inches of blue ice
with 5 inches of white ice. I can’t say I’m surprised, hearing similar
stories from Lake of the Woods, and other lakes East of Kenora.
anecdotal reports on ice thickness over the past few weeks. The
consensus has been 14-18 inches of blue ice with varying thicknesses of
white slush ice on top.
Today we set out with the auger to have a look. Straight out from our
place on a line towards Mazurs in the middle of the lake, we drilled and
measured 17 inches of blue ice with 3 inches of white on top. Moving
down to the middle of the lake S of Memorial and N of Campbells point,
we also found 17 inches of blue ice with 4 inches of white ice. Ending
the expedition 100 feet out from our dock we found 15 inches of blue ice
with 5 inches of white ice. I can’t say I’m surprised, hearing similar
stories from Lake of the Woods, and other lakes East of Kenora.