ice conditions 1998-1999| lsws ice conditions 1998-1999 |
| Legend (wind-chill) | The season ended on Tuesday March 30, 1999 |
| Excellent Rating | |
| Good to go | |
| Proceed with caution | |
| Danger | |
Event |
| Report Date | Location(click for details/map) | Ice Surface | Snow/Ice Depth (inches) | Edging (1-5), 1=excellent | Open Water | Shoreline |
| Tue Mar 30, 1999 | Ice no longer safe, closed for the season | |||||
| Mon Mar 29, 1999 | Keswick | very soft, sinking through | 0/6-12 | 3 | starting to open | very soft |
| Sun Mar 28, 1999 | Keswick | soft, 1 inch crystal thaw | 0/8-16 |
3 | looks like the spill off from Keswick is the largest hole, about 10 by 30 foot | softening, sited first break through near shore |
| Sun Mar 21, 1999 | Keswick | soft, 1 inch slush | 0/12-24 |
3 | a few 6-8 foot holes, left where ice huts were, the white patchy parts | softening |
| Sat Mar 20, 1999 | Keswick | smooth grainy | 0/12-24 |
2 | a few 6-8 foot holes, left where ice huts were | softening |
| Fri Mar 19, 1999 | Keswick | smooth grainy | 0/12-24 |
2 | a few 6-8 foot holes, left where ice huts were | starting to soften |
| Fri Mar 19, 1999 | Willow Beach | re-frozen snow, bumpy | 2/12-24 | 3 | none | N/A |
| Sun Mar 7, 1999 | Ice Huts no longer on lake | |||||
Definition of terms
Crocodile Skin - crocodile skin occurs when a layer of water has refrozen under high winds
Patchy Volcano - patchy volcano occurs when a crack in the ice allows water to flow up through the crack and refreeze
Mars - when the ice breaks up and refreezes, it forms an unleveled surface that could only be described as Mars, you'll know it when you see it, it's not very surfable
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