Author Archives: Lloyd Roberts

Chickawaukee’s inland sea, Sebago’s Jordan Bay and Pump house bay all seem to have seized last night at near zero temp. The good news is tempered by daytime temp now at 30 and more single numbers not expected until Thursday … Continue reading →

Sebagocam viewing Jordan Bay on Sebago from the East still shows open water. Zero temps forecast for this weekend might clinch this if the wind cooperates. What other lakes are open? Did Winny or Moosehead miss this Feb 8 5 … Continue reading →

Jory skated and Lloyd ice bicycled much of the lake early Sunday. As noted earlier the recent snow storm wetted out on arrival. The result is about 5 inches of pebbly snow/black ice, good skating and very sailable. This sometimes … Continue reading →

One day post 8 inches of snow on wet ice we have 1 1/2 inches of coarse pebble grain gray snow ice, 1/2 inch or so of water and what was left of foundation black ice reported recently (4+ inches … Continue reading →

Common aggravations with CS include sticky runners, stiff in chocks. They may have been fine after building but now have absorbed a bit of moisture and don’t rotate well creating significant drag. Do something. A “Red Devil” paint scraper good … Continue reading →