Winter Report Archives

 

2023/2024

MAX SNOW BASE  – 35cm from bare ground twice

 

Oct 23 – 3cm
Nov 02 – 3cm
Nov 11 – 2cm
Nov 13 – 3cm
Dec 02 – 5cm
Dec 04 – 3cm / 29mm rain
Dec 05 – 6.6mm rain
Dec 13 – 2cm
Dec 14 – 2 cm / 5.3mm rain
Dec 16 – 3.7mm rain
Dec 18 – 8.6mm rain/freezing rain
Dec 19 – 1mm rain
Dec 22 – 4.3mm rain
Dec 25 – 2mm rain
Dec 26 – 3.8mm rain
Dec 28 – 3.1m rain
Dec 30 – 1mm rain
Jan 01 – 1cm
Jan 02 – 2cm
Jan 05 – 8cm
Jan 08 – 2cm
Jan 09 – 10cm
Jan 17 – 14cm
Jan 19 – 3cm
Jan 20 – freezing rain
Jan 23 – 1.8mm rain
Jan 24 – 1.8mm rain
Jan 25 – 1.3mm rain
Jan 26 – 1.5mm rain
Jan 27 – 2.8mm rain
Jan 28 – 3.6mm rain
Jan 29 – 31.9mm rain
Jan 30 – 3.6mm rain
Jan 31 – 2mm rain
Feb 01 – 2mm rain
Feb 11 – 6cm
Feb 12 – 5cm
Feb 21 – 5cm
Feb 26 – 1cm
Feb 29 – 30cm
Mar 01 – 3cm
Mar 02 – 2cm
Mar 08 – 1.5mm rain
Mar 09 – 11cm / 2mm rain
Mar 10 – 2cm / 2mm rain
Mar 12 – 5cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Jan 12 – -29c ice started forming at the south end
Jan 14 – South end 2.5″
Jan 14 – mid lake freezing, north end open
Jan 16 – south end 4″
Jan 16 – north end still open
Jan 21 – North end froze over
Jan 19 – 5″
Jan 27 – 5″ slush on ice, open edges
Feb 05 – 4.5″
Feb 16 – 6″
Mar 01 – 22cm snow on ice with 5cm slush layer
Mar 08 – 11″ with 1″ water layer 2″ down
Mar 09 – Slush covered
Mar 12 – 12″ with 5″ slush on top
Mar 15 – 12″ with water layer 4″ down
Mar 25 – 8″ with water layer 4″ down
April1/2 – Ice Off

 

2022/2023

MAX SNOW BASE  – 35cm

 

Nov 03 – 5cm
Nov 04 – 10mm rain
Nov 05 – 2cm
Nov 06 – 5cm
Nov 12 – 2mm rain
Nov 22 – 3mm rain
Nov 23 – 3cm
Nov 26 – 4mm rain
Nov 27 – 1cm
Nov 30 – 21cm
Dec 07 – 1cm
Dec 10 – 8cm
Dec 11 – 1cm
Dec 14 – 1cm
Dec 23 – 3cm
Dec 24 – 8cm – freezing rain
Dec 25 – 5cm
Dec 26 – 3mm rain
Dec 27 – 12cm
Dec 28 – 1cm
Dec 30 – 2cm
Jan 05 – 1cm
Jan 08 – 1cm
Jan 12 – 5cm – 9mm rain
Jan 13 – 5mm rain
Jan 22 – 2cm
Jan 24 – 1cm
Feb 04 – 2mm rain
Feb 07 – 5.8mm rain
Feb 09 – 1mm rain
Feb 10 – 3.3mm rain
Feb 12 – 2.8mm rain  1cm snow
Feb 16 – 0.5cm
Feb 17 – 1cm
Feb 19 – 9cm
Feb 20 – 8cm
Feb 26 – 3cm
Feb 28 – 2cm
Mar 02 – 3cm
Mar 11 – 1cm
Mar 13 – 11cm
Apr 07 – 1mm rain
Apr 09 – 9.7mm rain

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 06 – Little Gun ice on
Dec 27 – Gun Lake South end starting to freeze
Dec 30 – Ice 2″ by webcam shore
Dec 31 – North end still open
Jan 01 – 3″ by shore looks weaker further out
Jan 02 – Little Gun 4″ weak ice with snow load
Jan 03 – ice is sinking from snow weight
Jan 15 – 8″ soft ice with a water layer at 4″
Mar 05 – 14″
Mar 21 – 12″ with 2 water layers in the top 6″
Apr 05 – Ice off in front of webcam

2021/2022

MAX SNOW BASE  – 73cm

Nov 07 – 8cm
Nov 08 – 2cm
Nov 09 – 5cm
Nov 10 – 5mm rain
Nov 12 – 15mm rain
Nov 14 – 10mm rain
Nov 15 – 4.3mm rain, 10cm snow
Nov 18 – 3cm
Nov 22 – rain snow mix
Nov 23 – 3cm
Nov 25 – 13.4mm rain
Nov 27 – 1cm, 2.5mm rain
Nov 28 – 2cm, 19.8mm rain
Nov 29 – 2mm rain
Nov 30 – 4.6mm rain
Dec 01 – 36.1mm rain
Dec 06 – 1cm
Dec 11 – 16cm
Dec 12 – 4cm
Dec 13 – 6cm
Dec 15 – 1cm
Dec 16 – 2cm
Dec 18 – 20cm
Dec 21 – 6cm
Dec 22 – 20cm
Dec 23 – 13cm
Dec 29 – 3cm
Jan 01 – 10cm
Jan 02 – 22cm
Jan 03 – 5cm
Jan 04 – 4cm
Jan 06 – 8cm
Jan 10 – 5cm
Jan 11-13 – 30mm rain
Jan 17 – 5mm rain
Jan 31 – 5cm
Feb 23 – 4cm
Feb 27 – 10cm
Mar 13 – 1cm
Mar 4 – 10cm
Mar 5 – 2cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 06 – Little Gun ice on
Dec 27 – Gun Lake South end starting to freeze
Dec 30 – Ice 2″ by webcam shore
Dec 31 – North end still open
Jan 01 – 3″ by shore looks weaker further out
Jan 02 – Little Gun 4″ weak ice with snow load
Jan 03 – ice is sinking from snow weight
Jan 15 – 8″ soft ice with a water layer at 4″
Mar 05 – 14″
Mar 21 – 12″ with 2 water layers in the top 6″
Apr 05 – Ice off in front of webcam

2020/2021

MAX SNOW BASE  – 60cm

Oct 23 – 19cm
Oct 24 – 1cm then rain
Nov 09 – 2cm
Nov 13 – 5cm
Nov 15 – 10cm
Nov 16 – 25cm
Nov 17 – 23mm rain
Dec 07 – 17mm rain
Dec 15 – 1cm
Dec 16 – 1cm then rain
Dec 18 – 2.3mm rain
Dec 21 – 4cm
Dec 25 – 3cm
Dec 30 – 4cm
Jan 01 – 7mm rain
Jan 02 – 22mm rain
Jan 03 – 2cm
Jan 04 – 3cm
Jan 05 – 8cm @ zero deg
Jan 11 – 7.5mm rain
Jan 12 – 1mm rain, 1cm snow, 8.5mm rain
Jan 13 – 20cm zero degree snow
Jan 24 – 1cm
Jan 25 – 1cm
Jan 30 – 8cm
Jan 31 – 7cm
Feb 01 – 12cm
Feb 04 – 2cm
Feb 05 – 3cm
Feb 06 – 5cm
Feb 07 – 1cm
Feb 13 – 3cm
Feb 14 – 2cm
Mar 01 – rain
Mar 05 – 17mm rain
Mar 07 – 1cm
Mar 28 – 3cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Jan 23 – First patches of ice on Gun Lake
Jan 31 – Ice out front of webcam 3″
Feb 04 – North end 2″, webcam 5″
Feb 05 – Lots of slushy sections
Feb 13 – Still some big wet patches under snow
Feb 24 – 8″
Mar 31 – Gun Lake ice starting to break up
Apr 01 – Large sections mid lake ice free
Apr 02 – South end and mid section ice sheet
Apr 05 – Ice off most of the lake except sheltered bays and south end

 

2019/20

MAX SNOW BASE  – 50cm

Oct 21 – 1cm
Dec 3 – 2cm
Dec 6 – 3cm
Dec 11 – 2cm
Dec 17 – rain
Dec 20 – 12cm
Dec 31 – 8mm rain
Jan 2 – 5cm
Jan 3 – 28mm rain
Jan 4 – 2cm
Jan 5 – 2cm
Jan 7 – 17cm
Jan 10 -2cm
Jan 15 – 2cm
Jan 16 – 13cm
Jan 18 – 5cm
Jan 19 – rain
Jan 23 – 2cm snow rain mix
Jan 24 – 2cm snow rain mix
Jan 25 – 4cm
Jan 26 – 2cm
Jan 28 – 6cm
Jan 29 – rain
Jan 30 – 2cm
Jan 31 – 28mm rain
Feb 01 – 25mm rain
Feb 02 – 1cm
Feb 05 – 20cm
Feb 07 – 10cm
Feb 23 – 3cm
Mar 01 – 2cm
Mar 03 – 4cm
Mar 05 – 8cm
Mar 23 – 1cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Jan 13 – South end starting to ice over
Jan 14 – South end iced over
Jan 16 – Ice 1-2 inches. 6 inches snow
Jan 18 – Ice soft and slushy
Jan 22 – 2″ ice, 2″ water, half inch ice on top
Jan 26 – 2″ ice, 1″ water, 2″ice sandwich
Feb 03 – 6″ ice
Mar 08 – 11″ ice
Mar 15 – 14″ ice
April 10 – 6″ ice 4″ rotten ice
April 19 – Ice off Gun Lake!

 

2018/19

MAX SNOW BASE  – 70cm

Sep 30 – 5cm
Dec 9 – 7cm
Dec 10 – 5cm wet snow
Dec 12 – 4cm wet snow
Dec 13 – 9.7mm rain
Dec 14 – 15mm rain
Dec 16 – 28cm
Dec 17 – rain
Dec 20 – 30cm then rain
Dec 28 – 5cm
Dec 29 – 10mm rain
Jan 2 – 3mm rain
Jan 3 – 8cm mixed with rain
Jan 4 – 6mm rain
Jan 6 – 4cm
Jan 8 – 5cm
Jan 9 – 10cm
Jan 23 – 15cm
Jan 31 – 2.5mm rain
Feb 1 – 6mm rain
Feb 2 – 1cm
Feb 7 – 4cm
Feb 12 – 3cm
Feb 14 – 4cm
Feb 15 – 1cm
Feb 19 – 1cm
Feb 22 – 1cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 6 – Tyaughton Lake 4″
Dec 30 – Little Gun 7″
Jan 23 – Gun Lake – snow floating on water
Jan 25 – Gun Lake – .05″
Jan 27 – Gun Lake – 1″ soft white ice
Jan 28 – Gun Lake still has patches of open water in the middle
Jan 29 – 2″ finally froze all over!
Jan 31 -3″ soft ice
Feb 2 – 4″ middle of lake has open patches
Feb 5 – 6″
Feb 7 – 8.5″
Feb 15 – 12″ – open patch in middle
Mar 1 – 15″
Mar 18 – 13″
Mar 28 – 11″ – ice breaking up on west shore
Apr 2 – 8″ on East side
Apr 6 – Ice off South end
Apr 7 – Ice off mid section
Apr 9 – Ice off North end

 

2017/18

MAX SNOW BASE  – 70cm

Oct 18 – 10cm
Nov 12 – 1cm
Nov 13 – 1cm
Nov 14 – 4cm, 5mm rain
Nov 15 – 5cm, 7mm rain
Nov 16 – 5cm
Nov 19 – 5cm wet snow
Nov 21 – 15cm then rain
Nov 23 – 46mm rain
Nov 28 – 3cm
Dec 01 – 4cm
Dec 02 – 8cm
Dec 12 – 0.5cm
Dec 19 – 2cm
Dec 28 – 10cm
Dec 29 – 30cm
Jan 05 – Freezing Rain
Jan 07 – 2cm
Jan 09 – 6cm
Jan 10 – 20cm
Jan 12 – 1cm
Jan 16 – 10cm
Jan 17 – 15mm rain
Jan 21 – 20cm
Jan 23 – 10cm
Jan 24 – 12cm
Jan 25 – 4cm
Jan 27 – 5cm
Jan 28 – 10cm, freezing rain
Jan 29 – rain
Feb 01 – 1cm
Feb 14 – 2cm
Feb 16 – 5cm
Feb 17 – 10cm
Apr 1 – 3cm
Apr 5 – 3cm
Apr 16 – 2cm
Apr 17 – 5cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 6 – Little Gun Lake ice forming
Nov 5 – Mead Lake & Mowson Pond iced over
Dec 10 – Tyaughton & Little Gun 3-5 inches
Dec 29 – Gun Lake starting to ice over
Jan 03 – Middle section of Gun iced over
Jan 04 – Gun Lake 1.5″ in front of webcam
Jan 13 – Gun Lake 3″ – top 1″ is rotten ice
Jan 24 – Gun Lake wet snow and water on ice
Jan 26 – 4″ ice, 4″ water, 4″ wet snow
Feb 01 – 4″ ice, 1″ water, 1″ ice
Feb 09 – 8″ ice
Mar 17 – 16″ ice
Mar 20 – ice starting to soften
Apr 15 – 3″ slush, 7″ soft ice
April 21 – Ice Off!

 

2016/17

MAX SNOW BASE  – 80cm

Nov 15 – 2cm
Nov 19 – 3cm
Nov 20 – 1cm
Nov 23 – 1cm – rain
Nov 24 – 5cm wet snow
Nov 25 – 5cm
Nov 26 – 20cm
Dec 09 – 3cm
Dec 10 – 2cm
Dec 19 – 5cm
Dec 20 – 10cm
Dec 22 – 10cm
Dec 29 – 10cm
Dec 31 – 3cm
Jan 09 – 15cm
Jan 16 – 11mm rain
Jan 17 – 22mm rain
Jan 18 – 9mm rain
Jan 19 – 2.5mm rain
Jan 20 – 1cm
Jan 22 – 1cm
Jan 29 – 1.3mm rain
Feb 04 – 15cm
Feb 05 – 5cm
Feb 06 – 1cm
Feb 09 – 58cm
Feb 10 – 2cm
Feb 15 – 30mm rain
Feb 16 – 7mm rain
Feb 20 – 2cm
Feb 24 – 1cm
Mar 01 – 1cm
Mar 03 – 2cm
Mar 04 – 5cm
Mar 06 – 2cm
Mar 07 – 3cm
Mar 10 – 10cm
Mar 11 – 5cm
Mar 12 – 3mm rain
Mar 13 – 3mm rain
Mar 14 – 4mm rain
Mar 16 – 1cm
Mar 18 – 10cm
Mar 24 – 2cm
April 1 – 6mm rain
Mar 9 – 13cm wet snow

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 6 – Little Gun Lake ice forming
Dec 7 – Mowson Pond frozen over
Dec 7 – Tyaughton Lake frozen over
Dec 16 – Little Gun 6 inches
Dec 31 – Little Gun 8 inches
Jan 03 – Gun Lake ice forming
Jan 07 – Gun Ice 1 inch at webcam shore
Jan 08 – Gun Ice 2″ at webcam shore
Jan 13 – Gun Ice 4″ with wet spots from cracks
Jan 16 – Ice flooded from rain
Feb 01 – Great skating all over Gun 7″
Feb 09 – Deep snow on top of 10″ ice
Feb 16 – Rain soaked snow and puddles on ice
Feb 20 – 13″ ice
Mar 18 – 15″ ice
Mar 27 – 13″ ice – edges starting to melt out
April 5 – 10″ ice – open water on edges
April 13 – both ends of the lake open water
April 18 – Ice off!

 

2015/16

MAX SNOW BASE  – 85cm

Nov 10 – 2cm
Nov 15 – 5cm
Nov 23 – 5cm
Dec 1-8 – rain/freezing rain
Dec 09 – 10cm at zero deg
Dec 12 – 5cm
Dec 13 – 10cm
Dec 15 – 5cm
Dec 18 – 10cm
Dec 20 – 5cm
Jan 04 – 5cm
Jan 13 – 10cm
Jan 16 – 10cm
Jan 17 – 5cm
Jan 21 – 25cm followed by freezing rain
Jan 26-28 – Rain
Jan 29 – 1cm
Feb 5 – Rain
Feb 6 – 1cm
Feb 16 – 2cm
Feb 17 – 3cm
Mar 1 – 8cm
Mar 4 – rain 🙁
Mar 9 – 13cm wet snow

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Nov 25 – Tyaughton/Bralorne lakes freezing up
Dec 1 – Pearson Pond 3 inches of glass ice
Dec 14 – Little Gun frozen over
Dec 23 – Little Gun 6 inches
Jan 16 – Gun Lake starting to freeze up
Jan 20 – Gun Lake 90% frozen over
Jan 22 – Gun Lake covered in an ice/slush mix
Jan 23 – Little Gun 12 inches
Jan 25 – Big Gun 1.5 inches
Feb 2 – Gun Lake 5 inches
Feb 12 – Gun Lake 8 inches
Mar 05 – Gun Lake 11 inches
Mar 17 – Gun Lake 12 inches
Mar 24 – Gun Lake 5 inches unsafe rotten ice
April 2 – Ice off in front of webcam!

 

2014/15

MAX SNOW BASE  – 55cm

Oct 25 – 1cm
Nov 23 – 2cm
Nov 26 – 15cm wet snow followed by rain
Nov 28 – 5cm
Dec 05 – 6cm
Dec 6/7 – freezing rain and rain
Dec 9-11 – heavy rain 🙁
Dec 17 – 2cm
Dec 18 – 3cm
Dec 20 – 10cm
Jan 4 – 15cm
Jan 5 – 10cm
Jan 15 – 10cm
Jan 18 – 10cm then rain
Jan 23/24 – rain & hot warm wind
Jan 25 – tropical +10 deg!
Feb 1 – 1cm
Feb 5 – 2cm/rain
Feb 6 – Heavy rain
Feb 12 – Heavy rain !

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Nov 29 – Most lakes freezing up (not Gun Lake)
Jan 22 – Little Gun ice 14 inches
Feb 2 – Gun Lake starting to freeze up
Feb 6 – Gun Lake ice melted after the rain
Mar 15 – Little Gun ice free
Mar 21 – Mowson & Tyaughton ice breaking up

Gun Lake did not freeze up this winter!

 

2013/14

MAX SNOW BASE  – 70cm

Nov 5 – 5cm
Nov 8 – 5cm
Nov 14 – 15cm
Dec 1 – 3cm
Dec 11 – 5cm
Dec 20 – 20cm
Dec 23 – rain
Dec 27 – rain
Jan 2 – rain
Jan 8 – 2cm
Jan 10/11 – 45cm
Jan 13 – 24hr warm snow eating wind
Feb 10 – 7cm
Feb 11 – 5cm
Feb 14 – 10cm
Feb16 – 15cm
Feb 17 – 20cm
Feb 18 – 15cm
Mar 3/4 – 10cm
Mar 6 – 10cm
Mar 14 – Rain
Mar 15 – 3cm monster flakes of wet snow!
Mar 19 – 3cm
Mar 22 – 2cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Nov25 – Kingdom Lake 4″ clear ice
Dec 2 – Little Gun Lake froze over
Dec 10 – Little Gun 7″ clear ice
Dec 31 – Little Gun 6″ ice
Jan 15 – Little Gun snow/slush covered ice
Jan 19 – Little Gun 12″
Jan 20 – Gun Lake starting to freeze up
Jan 28 – Gun Lake 3/4 frozen SW end still open
Feb 2 – Little Gun 14″
Feb 5 – Gun Lake 5″ at webcam SW end open
Feb 8 – Gun Lake 7″ SW end almost closed up
Feb 10 – Gun Lake ice covered in 7cm snow
Feb 16 – Gun Lake snow covered, wet in spots
Mar 10 – Gun Lake 14-16″ ice, slushy in spots
Mar 22 – Gun Lake 14-16″ ice, 3cm snow
Mar 30 – Gun Lake ice 12″
April 4 – Gun Lake ice 10″
April 11 – Gun Lake Ice Off!

 

2012/13

MAX SNOW BASE  – 80cm

Oct 21 – 2cm
Nov 21 – 4cm
Nov 23 – 13cm
Nov 29 – Freezing Rain!
Dec 01 – Rain
Dec 5/6 – 15cm
Dec 12 – 5cm
Dec 14 – 5cm
Dec 17 – 5cm
Dec 20 – 35cm
Dec 26 – 5cm
Jan 05 – 5cm
Jan8/9 – 30cm
Jan 23 – 3cm
Jan 28/29 – 10cm
Feb 22 – 5cm
March 1 – Rain
March 2 – 10cm
March 20 – 5cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 08 – Little Gun Froze over
Dec 22 – 2″ ice with 4″ slush layer
Dec 30 – 6″ ice rinks are cleared on Little Gun!
Jan 13 – Gun Lake frozen except SW end
Jan 18 – 3″ hard, clear ice by webcam
Jan 19 – Frost Flowers formed on ice at SW end
Jan 28 – 6″ ice covered in 8cm snow
March 1 – Rain soaked ice
March19 – 12 inches ice
March 28 – 7 inches ice
April 3 – SW end of Gun Lake ice free!
April 5 – Gun Lake Ice Off
April 6 – Little Gun Ice Off

 

2011/12

MAX SNOW BASE  – 80cm

Nov 02 – 5cm
Nov 16 – 30cm
Nov 22 – 40cm wet snow -1/0c
Nov 23 – 5cm
Nov 24 – 15cm
Nov 27 – Heavy rain! 30cm snowpack lost
Dec 28 – 5cm snow then heavy rain!
Dec 30 – 20cm
Jan3/4 – Heavy rain 🙁
Jan 5 – 5cm / Rain
Jan 14 – 3cm
Jan 20/22 – 7cm
Jan 24 – 10cm
Jan 29 – Heavy Rain, warm wind
Jan 31 – 1cm
Feb 10 – 2cm
Feb 17-20 – 3cm
Feb 24 – 6cm
Mar 05 – 3cm
Mar 09 – rain!
Mar11/12 – 20cm
Mar 15 – 20cm then rain!
Mar 20 – 5cm
Apr 1 – 5cm
Apr 15 – snow gone at webcam!

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Nov 20 – Little Gun Lake starting to freeze!
Dec 01 – Mowson/Pearson Pond Ice Fishing
Dec 10 – Tyaughton Lake is good for skating!
Dec 20 – Little Gun good for skating! 6″ thick
Jan 11 – Natures Zamboni, skating is great!
Jan 12 – Gun Lake starting to freeze
Jan 16 – Gun Lake ice 2″ thick
Jan 19 – Gun Lake ice 4″ thick
Jan 29 – Lakes flooded by rain
Feb 02 – Gun Lake 7″ with a dusting of snow
Feb 18 – Gun Lake 12″
Mar 28 – Gun Lake ice rain soaked
Apr 5 – Gun Lake ice 12″ – great for bike riding!
Apr 13 – Gun Lake rotten ice, thickness unknown, edges melted out – Ice travel not recommended!
April 20/21 – Gun Lake Ice Off!

 

2010/11

MAX SNOW BASE  – 120cm

Nov 26/27 – 15cm
Nov 16/17 – 7cm
Dec 8/9 – Freezing Rain/Rain/Snow 7cm
Dec 15 – 20cm
Dec 22/23/24/25 – 24cm/rain/10cm snow lost
Jan 4 – 5cm
Jan 12/13/14/15/16 – 45cm /rain/30cm snow lost
Jan 21 – 5cm
Jan 29 – 5cm
Feb 6 – 5cm
Feb 12 – 5cm heavy, wet snow/rain
Feb 14/15/16 – 20cm
Feb 27/28 – 8cm
Mar 2/3 – 30cm
Mar 9/10 – 40cm
Mar 13/14 – Rain!
May 5 – Snow gone at Gun Lake!

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Nov 23 – Tyaughton, Kingdom Lakes frozen
Dec 30 – Little Gun 12 inch thick ice. Rink ready!
Jan 1 – Gun Lake starting to freeze
Jan 11 – Gun Lake froze over (most of it!)
Jan 16 – Gun Lake waterlogged soft ice
Jan 20 – Gun Lake ice 4 inches thick
Jan 27 – Gun Lake flooded by nature’s zamboni
Jan 28 – Gun ice 5 inches smooth ice, 5cm snow
Feb 4 to 6 – Repeat – flood, freeze, 5cm
Feb 16 – 25cm snow on lake, ice is sinking!
Feb 21 – Gun Lake re-freeze with 10cm snow
Feb 26 – Gun Lake ice 12″
Mar 9 – Deep snow on ice. Some wet patches
Mar 20 – Ice 16″ & great for travelling on
April 7 – Ice 12″ with top 5″ rotten
April 15 – Ice 9″ top 4″ rotten
April 22 – Ice 2″ of rotten ice on top of 4″ water on top of 1″ hard ice
April 25 – Ice off Gun Lake!

 

2009/10

MAX SNOW BASE  – 80cm

Nov 17/19/20 – 65cm snow
Nov 25 – rain all day (20cm lost)
Dec 15/16 – 33cm snow
Dec 20/21 – 36cm
Jan 1 – 20cm
Jan 9/14 – Rain Freezing-Heavy (25cm lost)
Jan 15 – 10cm wet snow
Jan 18 – 5cm
March 11/12 – 20cm
March 16 – rain

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 1 – Little Gun is starting to freeze
Dec 10 – Little Gun is frozen over 6 inches
Dec 31 – Gun Lake is starting to freeze
Jan 1 – Gun Lake froze overnight
Jan 7 – Gun ice 3 inches thick
Jan 20 – Gun Lake ice 6 inches
Feb 11 – Ice 6″ slushy in spots
March 3 – Ice hard in am – soft in pm
March 16 – Waterlogged snow on ice
March 19 – Hard ice 1 foot thick
April 2 – Edge opening up, soft ice 8″
April 10 – Big open cracks
April 15 – Ice off!

 

2008/09

MAX SNOW BASE  – 50cm

Nov 6 – 15cm
Dec 23 – 10cm
Dec 28 – 15cm
Feb 24 – 25cm
March 15 – 5cm
March 20 – 10cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Dec 16 – Little Gun 4″
Jan 1 – Gun Lake freezing
Jan 3 – Gun Lake frozen
Jan 5 – Gun Lake 2 “
Jan 8 – Wind blew hole in ice by webcam
Jan 15 – Hole froze up like glass!
Feb 1 – Gun Lake 7″
April 1 – Gun Lake 20″
April 10 – Gun Lake 10″
April 23 – Ice off!

 

2007/08

MAX SNOW BASE  –

Nov 12/15 – 60cm
Dec 2/3 – 70cm
Dec 19/22 – 35cm
Jan 2/5 – 40cm
Jan 14 – 15cm
Jan 19 – 10cm
Feb 1 – 5cm
Feb 5 – 10cm
March 15 – 5cm
March 18 – 5cm
March 23 – 8cm
April 18,25,29 – 3cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Nov 25 – Little Gun Freezing
Dec 16 – Little Gun 7″
Dec 30 – Gun Lake freezing
Jan 8 – Gun Lake frozen
Jan 17 – Gun Lake 4″
Feb 3 – Gun Lake 11″
March 22 – Gun Lake 11″
April 12 – Gun Lake breakup starts
April 14 – Ice off!

 

2006/07

MAX SNOW BASE  –

Most of the snow fell in Nov/Dec this year but it was not recorded. Not much snow after that. Rained over Christmas.
Feb 11 – 5cm first snowfall at Gun Lake in 4 weeks!
March 23 – 8cm
April 18,25,29 – 3cm

ICE CONDITIONS @ Gun Lake Webcam

 

Jan 12 – Gun Lake 1/2 frozen
Jan 14 – Gun Lake ice 2″
Jan 28 – Ice 12″
March 6 – 10″ and +10c temp
March 29 – Break up starts
March 31 – Ice off!