Ice Out Contest for 2023

Want to predict the day and time the ice on the lake goes out? Now is your chance. The Ice Out Contest will be in last year’s format. The exact time and date of guesses won’t be published but just the “ranges” of the guesses. The contest will close on March 5th.

The predictions will be recorded in two ways, one with the exact time and date and the other will be a general time frame.  The exact times of guesses will not be published until the end of the contest period. The general time frames, that will be posted on the website, will be Early March, Mid March, Late March, Early April, Mid April and Late April. (The ice better be out by May!) Posting only the general time frames for the guesses means that people can just guess the date and time that they want and not worry about “stepping on other people’s toes” by guessing too close to someone else’s date and time. The existing submissions will be updated regularly.

The contest is now open. All submissions will be made by email. *Limit one guess per person. Send your guess as an email to:  info@wentworthwatershed.org

Please also include “Ice Out Guess” in the subject line. Make sure that you include the date and time of day and whether it is AM or PM.

Dates of previous Ice Outs are given below. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 5th at 11:59 PM. If you win, you get bragging rights and even a small prize.

Ice out is declared when “all the shores are free of ice” so that people could launch boats if they desired. This means that there are no “icebergs” floating around that would be dangerous for navigation. The winner is closest to the “judged” time. A committee (that varies) makes the decision. All committee members are certified by the International Commission for Exactness (ICE).

Current Guesses for 2023

Early March Kathy Shea 3/10/2023 4:00pm
Mid March John Buttrick 3/15/2023 9:00am
  Eric Ouhrabka 3/17/2023 1:00pm
  Piper Ouhrabka 3/20/2023 1:00pm
Late March Nancy Gilbert 3/22/2023 4:22pm
  Bill Durfee 3/23/2023 11:00am
  Sara Buttrick 3/24/2023 3:00pm
  Daniel Weidner 3/28/2023 2:15pm
  Mary Ellen Galanis 3/29/2023 9:00am
  Katie Ellis 3/29/2023 3:00pm
  Jim Keegan 3/30/2023 11:27am
  Karen Ouhrabka 3/30/2023 11:59pm
  Brian Ouhrabka 3/31/2023 2:00pm
Early April Jack Ouhrabka 4/1/2023 1:00pm
  Becky Arnold 4/1/2023 1:15pm
  Scott Ragusa 4/1/2023 3:00pm
  Sage Hayes 4/2/2023 9:00am
  Brooke Arnold 4/2/2023 11:14am
  Tom Ouhrabka 4/2/2023 2:00pm
  Hugh Crawford 4/3/2023 3:36pm
  Peter Goodwin 4/4/2023 10:30am
  Jillian Heimiller 4/4/2023 11:53am
  Susan Ouhrabka 4/5/2023 2:00pm
  Hunt Goodwin 4/6/2023 9:30am
  Ethan Arnold 4/6/2023 10:34am
  Joe Irwin 4/6/2023 11:00am
  Steve Arnold 4/8/2023 8:15am
  Timothy Robson 4/9/2023 Noon
Mid April Shane Arnold 4/11/2023 1:04pm
  Lisa Arnold 4/13/2023 12:30pm
  Susan Goodwin 4/13/2023 4:15pm
  E. James Smith 4/14/2023 6:33am
  Bruce Gifford 4/14/2023 3:00pm
  Gayle Craven 4/16/2023 2:00pm
  Jean Irwin 4/16/2023 3:00pm
Late April      
       
       

Previous Ice Out Dates
1972 May 2      1973   April 26     1974  April 14    1975 April 24    1976  April 8    1977  April 18

1978  April 28   1979  April 23    1980  April 10    1981  March 31  1982  April 24   1983  April 4

1984  April 16   1985  March 31   1986  April 5    1987  April 12    1988  April 17    1989  April 17

1990  April 10   1991  April 6     1992  April 9     1993  April 20     1994  April 22     1995  April 1

1996  April 12    1997  April 20   1998  April 7    1999 April 8       2000   April 5     2001   April 28

2002   April 4    2003  April 24    2004   April 17   2005   Apr 17   5:30 PM    2006   Apr. 1  12:00 PM

2007   Apr. 23    6:00 AM    2008   Apr. 23    8:00 AM    2009   Apr. 12    6:00 AM    2010  Mar. 23     3:00 PM

2011 Apr. 20       2:30 PM    2012   March 22 12:00 PM    2013 Apr. 14   3:15 PM   2014 Apr. 19    3:00 PM

2015 Apr. 20     7:45 PM   2016 March 18    9:00 AM  2017 Apr. 16      7:00 PM    2018 April 24   8:15 AM

2019   Apr. 20   7:45 PM     2020   Apr. 3  10:30 AM     2021  Apr. 1  7:00 AM     2022 April 4 5:45 PM

2023 April 14   3:00 PM

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