Ice thickness and Ghost Lake visit - Dec. 7,14 2014

[Reijo]

I was out at Ghost Lake late this afternoon and measured the ice at a little over 10" thick.  11" of blue (good) ice is sufficient to hold up a 3/4 ton truck (with a safety margin).  However at the bottom of the boat ramp there was an open area where the edge of the ice was broken .... e.g. deep puddle.

[E6Cueman]

Got a warm week coming, but temperatures are supposed to dip back down afterwards.  Hopefully things shape up nicely for early January.

[Reijo]

Interestingly enough the warm weather doesn't seem to affect the ice thickness as much as I used to think.  We have to remember that it still dips below freezing at night ... and often most of the 24 hrs of a day are still below freezing ....

Anyway, I'll be out to check the ice thickness again as time permits or if I happen to be going out that way for work etc.

R

[Reijo]

At 4 pm today (Dec. 14) the ice is looking darker .... and no one was out there .....    We need some colder weather I think.