Ice Out 2017

 

April 13, 7:45pm

 

Ice-Out sequence starts March 12

Late winter melting provided skating opportunities on March 12, 2017!

 

By late March. Things had deteriorated.

 

April 7th: Light and dark areas appear according to the sunlight; warm temps persist; open water near some shores, but no piled ice (yet).

 

April 1:  Warm weather with rain returns to start the darkening of the ice on Deer Lake.  Still over a foot to go, but little freezing forcast for the next week (that is not open water, but rather the last skating opportunity).

 

April 7th: Light and dark areas appear according to the sunlight; warm temps persist; open water near some shores, but no piled ice (yet).

 

April 8th: The sheet of ice has separated with a long crack from Christmas Point to Mayflower bay and across to the north.  Strong southern winds all day push the sheet to the north shore.  Iceout won't be long now!

 

April 9: With winds abated, we see morning fog over the melting Ice on another warm day for Deer Lake.  (The dark patch seen in earlier photos has moved toward shore).

 

April 10: Having ravaged the north shore, the winds from the north now push the remaining Ice to the south; Christmas Point now bears the brunt. Open water can be seen beyond the Point into Kosemba Bay. Loons, swans, herons, ducks and more have returned to set up their summer home on Deer Lake. 

 

April 11: Ice piles up on Christmas Point with northern winds.

 

April 11: Ice persists on Deer Lake under 55+ degree temps.  Won't be long now!

 

April 13, 11am: Going...going...

April 13, 3pm: Almost gone...and ALL gone by 7:45pm: ICE-OUT

  Welcome back to the open season on Deer Lake!!