Category Archives: 2022 Season

Denis Guertin sends this flash from Set. Aurelie: Beautiful black ice on lac Abénakis but only 2’’ thick. From the shore, it seems all skimmed over. Lac Joli has 3’’ of ice but surprisingly, I can see a few big … Continue reading →

Tolman Pond, on Rt. 90 in Rockport, has long been considered a good proxy for Plymouth, an hour to the north. Today Toleman was nearly locked in with a half inch of black ice. This bodes well for Plymouth Pond, … Continue reading →

Here’s a nice short and concise guide to all the basics courtesy of the Nite class. Nite Tuning Guide All of it applies to all of us, but Newbies will find the upwind and downwind descriptions vital.

Randall Fairman had a look today and found this. Looks like maybe next week. I visited Plymouth Pond around 1 pm today. Near the shore the ice was almost an inch thick, with a dusting of snow on top — … Continue reading →

I visited again, around 1:30 pm today. The ice near the shore is now more like 1.25 inch thick. I didn’t walk out more than a few feet (since I left my swim suit at home), but there was a … Continue reading →