Snow storm ruin the ice?

[mike morris]

If we do actually get 10-12" of snow tomorrow, will this ruin the ice for us ice fishermen this season?

I hope that's not the case, and hope that we only get a few inches.

[ocf1]

ah, nah, it'll just make less cars and non portables go out!

[TMauer14]

Up north its looking like there isnt going to be much snow. the metro and down south are going to get pounded.

[harvey lee]

Seems every year we go through the snow on top of the ice

Yes, if we get 4-8 inches on the top, it will take a little longer before we will be driving on the ice. After a cold snap, it will be fine.

[knoppers]

lots of snow on little ice will be bad for ice fishing. the weight of the snow on the marginal ice will make it sink, so in other words, it will slow the ice season a few days at best. it will get plenty cold after this storm which is great news. this winter is shapeing up perfect.

[fishinalot]

It would be nice if wind came along with it and blew it off ice!

[irvingdog]

Quote:

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this winter is shapeing up perfect.

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Amazing how that is the case every year and how we have absolutely no control over it, huh?

[knoppers]

irvingdog

how do you think this is not true

[gopher_nation]

as long as it doesn't keep me from fishing, bring it on. Keeps the perms off my spots!!!

[Thunderman]

We need some of that cold you guys been getting here in NEW YORK so we can get some ICE .

[Jim Almquist]

Sorry Thunderman but we are not quite thru with it but maybe in a week or two we will share

[Eric Wettschreck]

We are starting to get hit pretty good here in SW MN. However, the wind is a howling. (Weird, that never happens here )

One good cold front and everything will be good.

[Steve Foss]

We've already gotten 8 inches earlier this week, and the NWS has updated its forecast this morning calling for 7-12 more in Ely over the next 24 hours. If we get all that, lakes that only have a few inches of ice will become slush festivals, and that will last awhile. Slush can resist some pretty significant cold snaps.

The deeper colder lakes, however, aren't frozen yet, so it won't hurt the ice on those lake trout lakes at all, and it's the laker lakes that are REALLY important.

[jtm]

I wonder if I should go and pull off my perm?

[prov1900]

That made me laugh...I needed that considering we are getting rain and freezing rain. My lake just skimmed over three days ago. I think I can kiss that good bye. I really thought I would be out mid week.

[cold one sd]

Our local lakes here finally got about 3" of good ice and we got 7" of sonw so far today. I suppose this will slow the ice making down auless we get a good wind that blows it off of the ice.

[schweady]

Hey, there's always a bright side: there's enough to bank up the portables and I can put off my quest for good ice anchors for another year. Around 4" of ice last night, now 7"+ of snow and still coming down hard in typical "small flakes, big storm" fashion.

[Kyle Sandberg]

They totaly changed the forecast. Early today and last night, the weather people were talking 10-16" for me area. Now they are saying 4-8. What's up with that?

[fishinalot]

We need the snow cover! The last few years its seeems like we get a cold front before we get snow.

Once we have the snow cover the temp will stay down 10-15 degrees cooler.

Next week there talking 35 degrees......If we didn't have the snow cover they may be talking 50 degrees!

In the long run its best that we do get the snow cover. Its just the timing of the snow.

Once we get thru this slow down period, I think we will have one of the best years for good ice on our lakes!

Most of the time if we can get out with our 4-wheelers by Dec 15th, its average. Thats 2-weeks away.