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gasman
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Post Number: 31
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Monday, December 2, 2013 - 5:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

ice is starting to form in areas of the lake haven't seen any Ariel pictures yet
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trasker
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Post Number: 232
Registered: 11-2011


Posted on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 2:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

See Freeze-up Watch 2013 for photos from Ron Miller, Nov. 29th.

(Message edited by trasker on December 3, 2013)
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gasman
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Post Number: 32
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Monday, December 9, 2013 - 5:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

been to the cottage on the weekend 5 to 6 inches of ice from town to bell island thin to no ice after bell island
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peterme
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Post Number: 58
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 9:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post

the forecast shows plenty of c-cold weather for ice making coming up....things will tighten up nicely now.hopefully get some good ice before the snow starts to pile up....cheers
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gasman
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Post Number: 33
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 6:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

there was no snow on ice on weekend giant skate rink from town to bell is. very nice solid ice
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peterme
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Post Number: 59
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2013 - 12:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

Gasman...can you tell me, do you know if there is any travel up and down the NE arm as of yet??Ive watched your weather ..and it was brutally cold for a few days and nights ! probably great ice making conditions...especially as you stated earlier, no snow ..but really good ice to Bell Island....thx
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gasman
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Post Number: 34
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 2:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

hi peterme heading to the cottage this weekend dec 20th and will be back sunday will let you know more then
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peterme
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Post Number: 60
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 9:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post

curious to know is there safe travel up and down the NE arm of the lake yet....thx
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irishfield
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Post Number: 373
Registered: 11-2004


Posted on Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 3:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

I suspect so Peter... told there's 20" of ice at my dock and a truck has plowed from town to Bell Island.
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peterme
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Post Number: 61
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Friday, December 27, 2013 - 10:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post

thanks for that Irishfield....cheers
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gtgtemagami
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Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2009
Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2013 - 4:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

We heard there was some snow on the lake. Just wondering if that has affected travel on the NE arm. Hoping to make it up for the new year.
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gasman
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Post Number: 35
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Monday, December 30, 2013 - 7:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

there is some slush under un packed snow but pack trails are good and lots of travel
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gtgtemagami
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Post Number: 11
Registered: 12-2009
Posted on Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 1:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

Thanks for info- decided to let cold spell pass before we go! Brrr
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irishfield
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Post Number: 374
Registered: 11-2004


Posted on Sunday, January 12, 2014 - 10:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

20+ inches of snow on top of the ice... LOTS of slush fields a good foot deep as of Sunday past. As for the cold snap.. -41 C three mornings in a row.. but it was a dry cold! lol
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peterme
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Post Number: 62
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

here's hoping the slush tightens up real soon...bit of snow now and colder temps will help for sure.....keep those updates coming.....thanks Irishfield...
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irishfield
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Post Number: 375
Registered: 11-2004


Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 4:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

I hear we got a partial melt down.. hopefully enough to stiffen everything up. Wife and I almost left our 500 and portable hut out by the axe narrows for lake structure on the 5th! Tough gal.. slush smashing off the back of her head and instantly freezing there!
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gasman
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Post Number: 36
Registered: 03-2012
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 7:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

just back from the cottage last weekend ice road from town was slushy and lots of slush under the unpacked snow di get snow on weekend but got cold again sunday night and going the be cold all week will we back in two weeks again
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peterme
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Post Number: 63
Registered: 01-2007
Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post

Ok tell me the slush is a thing of the past on the lake now....it's been extremely cold....nothing worse than getting mixed up in that mess....let us know gasman upon your return....thx

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