Category Archives: 2016 Season

Chickawaukee slushwich

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

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Cheapskate Tune up suggestions while it snows

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

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The Moose Is Loose 2/5

The nice lady at the Birches front desk says that there is only a dusting of snow in Rockwood, and radar indicates that that precipitation is just about to pass on by. What has fallen on the lake is wet … Continue reading

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Local Ice and Snow 2/5

Damariscotta Thursday by David Lampton who reports ice plate seems intact. Chicky looks similar except for extensive open water. 1 1/2 inches of wet snow Friday AM wetting out to slush which could solidify with forecast temps in teens for … Continue reading

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Save The Moose!

The snow falling this morning seems to be covering most of New England, including the great potential of Lake Champlain. But as of nine this morning Moosehead has just a dusting which is wetting out in the standing water from … Continue reading

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