Final freeze-up was on December 17th. This, the last spot to freeze.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Measuring Ice
While standing on the edge of the older ice, I poked a hole through the newest ice, to find about 3 cm of clear ice hiding under the snow.
Ice sculpture
This ice is four inches high! It was pushed up by the wind before the last hole froze over.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Kate Skating
Kate is skating at the end of our bay. The wind kept a large area snow-free, making it great for skating. (This is nearly a kilometer from the where the open water is.)
Emailing: Freeze-up 2010 039
Between December 11th and the 16th, there were strong winds that opened the area that hadn't frozen on Dec 9th. We also had a good snowfall, which insulated the older ice.
On the morning of the 16th, the thinnest ice I travelled on was 4 inches.
When I climbed the hill to take this photo, I could see that most of the hole had frozen over, but there were still small patches of open water.
Looks like ice?
Looking north, it appears as though all is ice in the photo. But with the binoculars, I could see that the far distant lake was still open.
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