Focus on the ice meet!!!

ch435 · Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:26 pm

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:Whos got an ice auger I can borrow? I think Lake Owasso is going to be the one.

I've got one, but where the heck is Lake Owasso?

Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:05 pm

ch435 wrote:
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:Whos got an ice auger I can borrow? I think Lake Owasso is going to be the one.
I've got one, but where the heck is Lake Owasso?

It's in Little Canada, just South of 694 and Rice st.

It really should be a pretty decent place for everone to get to and it has a relatively easy access point that I also have to check out to make sure we can get out there easliy.

The little red circle is the public access ramp.

Redlineracer12 · Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:33 pm

I haven't seen much snow on the ice for the lakes I've seen. I read that the ice isn't as thick as it should be for how cold it has been. Partially due to the large amount of snow we got or something.

Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:48 pm

Redlineracer12 wrote:I haven't seen much snow on the ice for the lakes I've seen. I read that the ice isn't as thick as it should be for how cold it has been. Partially due to the large amount of snow we got or something.

Thats why we're waiting a bit, I want to be sure there are no problems with ice thickness.

ch435 · Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:11 am

Yeah, the snow actually acts as an insulator, and slows ice formation. I would suggest Mid January, so we can get a good 12" plus of good ice.

Pepsi50195 · Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:17 am

yeah it like we got just enough to slow the ice....oh well

umdivx · Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:00 pm

Let me know and I'll have my year round "beater" there!

and All you wussies whining about the ice need to go up to Mille Lacs, its a beauty out there in the winter.

- Josh

Patalrob · Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:39 pm

Hey Sounds like fun I'm new to mnfocus!! I would like to join in on the fun!!

Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:54 am

Patalrob wrote:Hey Sounds like fun I'm new to mnfocus!! I would like to join in on the fun!!

All are welcome, This is still something I want to do but i'm still giving the ice time to thicken.

Keep watching for future news.

Redlineracer12 · Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:30 am

I was up north over the weekend fishing Upper Red Lake and Lake of the Woods where everyone was driving half ton trucks now. The ice thickness up there was between 12-20" depending on snow coverage so its sort of hit or miss. I don't think we have nearly that much ice here in the cities yet.

Patalrob · Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:08 am

The ise is very different this year at my cabin lake "Wakenabo" the ice was ranging from 3" to 10" about 2-3 weeks ago. That lake is 150 miles strait north from the cities so you have an Idea.

ch435 · Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:07 pm

40 degrees today. That is not helping anything ice wise!

Redlineracer12 · Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:23 am

ch435 wrote:40 degrees today. That is not helping anything ice wise!

True, but I did see a full size pickup and a car on the ice on that lake just south of 94 near White Bear Ave.

That was on Saturday.

Pepsi50195 · Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:32 pm

well those people are retarded!

Redlineracer12 · Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:46 pm

Pepsi50195 wrote:well those people are retarded!

I would agree!!