Category Archives: 2014 Season1

Dave Lampton reports on March 12, thursday, that Damariscotta is very similar to Chicky. He sent a photo of a slushy footprint next to a L.L. Bean boot, not a drive by report. — This email has been checked for … Continue reading →

From Paul Delnero: Sailed Lake Wentworth in Ossipee NH today. Ice about grade 5. Some shell and some skim ice (1″ ice over 1″water). Should firm up tonight. Much of lake not scouted. Launch at Rt 109 looking out at … Continue reading →

Watching these coastal lakes wet out over the pst 48 hrs is like watching an old fashioned soft water sailboat race: great drama at slow speed. Local lakes are now about 50-50 grade 3 ice punctuated with piles of persistent … Continue reading →

We finally thawed a bit here after accumulating two feet of snow more or less on the ground, but worn down by the wind and infiltrated by water from below to 8-10 inches on the lake. Today with 50+ temp. … Continue reading →

Lee Spiller spent some time on Sebago recently and found this: > It’s a long way from being hard enough to iceboat on but I winged on Sebago today and found the surface to be quite firm…less snow than Squam. … Continue reading →