Algonquin Adventures / 2018 Ice Out Predictions?

**Posted by ATVenture** 5/02/2018 12:30 pm

Kawartha Highlands is now officially 100% ice free. Algonquin won't be too far behind. I just wonder if they will issue permits before the 11th because I bet the ice will go out sooner.

**Posted by Algonquin Outfitters** 5/02/2018 1:54 pm

Our May (April 30th 2018) Algonquin Park #IceOut2018 report is live. You can be a Winter is never leaving or a Spring is never arriving type person it all washes out to Algonquin Park's backcountry will remain closed until May 11th 2018 under the current conditions.

We've been reporting on Ice Out conditions in Algonquin Park since March when it actually felt like Spring was going to arrive. Over 600 people cast their vote in our Annual Ice Out Contest and most of us didn't think that we'd be waiting until the second week of May to get out on the water.

See our full ice out report online at http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-ice-out-may-2018/

Our BloomSky weather cam has also awoke from it's long winter nap and will be broadcasting live weather reports and images from Lake Opeongo so you can see the progression of this year's ice out. - http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-park/weather/

Algonquin Outfitters at Lake Opeongo - April 30th 2018

Lake Opeongo Boat Launch - April 30th 2018

Lake of Two Rivers - April 30th 2018

Smoke Lake - April 30th 2018

Smoke Lake point - April 30th 2018

Tea Lake Rock Cut - April 30th 2018

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Algonquin Outfitters, Oxtongue Lake - April 30th 2018

See the full report online at http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-ice-out-may-2018/

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/02/2018 2:32 pm

@algonquinoutfitters
Thanks for sharing!
I bet those lakes look pretty different today after a couple days of summer like temps...

**Posted by Trillium16** 5/03/2018 3:56 am

Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!

**Posted by andrewr0520** 5/03/2018 7:09 am

Yeah I got the email last night from Parks; cancelled this morning and booked for Frontenac instead. I'll have to get up to Algonquin later in the summer.

**Posted by Chuck Enwinde** 5/03/2018 8:09 am

Trillium16 wrote:
Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!

I hear you. I'm going up myself to have a look at things this afternoon. Ill try to post an update.

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/03/2018 9:25 am

Chuck Enwinde wrote:
Trillium16 wrote:
Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!
I hear you. I'm going up myself to have a look at things this afternoon. Ill try to post an update.

Drive safely!
Looking forward to hearing what you see.

**Posted by Algonquin Outfitters** 5/03/2018 9:38 am

Trillium16 wrote:
Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!

Trillium16, Chuck Enwinde, Vanslyke and anyone else interested in where they can find the most current spring conditions / photos / reports for Algonquin Park Ice Out. Here's my list.

• The Algonquin Outfitters Algonquin Park Ice Out Reports
• Algonquin Outfitters Lake Opeongo Live Weather Cam, and more information about it
• Algonquin Outfitters Facebook Ice Out Picture Album for 2018
• Algonquin Park (Ontario Parks) Twitter Page - they update more often
• Friends of Algonquin Park Facebook page, they didn't create an album for 2018 Ice Out it seems
• Friends of Algonquin Park official Ice Out webpage
• Friends of Algonquin Park Visitor Centre live webcam
• Modis Satellite images for Central Ontario

Hope that helps provide you with more things to look at until paddling season arrives.

Last edited by Algonquin Outfitters (5/03/2018 9:39 am)

**Posted by Trillium16** 5/03/2018 11:25 am

Many thanks all! New images up this morning on Algonquin site. Man, it's getting close! Looks like the ice is just about perfectly primed for break up in many places!

**Posted by vanslyke** 5/03/2018 11:54 am

Thanks!
Im not as confident today as I was yesterday that we will be good to go for the 11th but I have crossed everything I can!

**Posted by Coureur des Biere** 5/03/2018 12:37 pm

Forecast is as good as we could ask for. Bunch of rain yesterday and today, some more tomorrow and then sun, wind and double digit temps staying well above zero at night.

Its in the hands of the ice gods now!

Last edited by Coureur des Biere (5/03/2018 12:40 pm)

**Posted by breed85** 5/03/2018 4:17 pm

Well I am on LOB.
In dwight bay near dwight beach. Still ice on the lake. Approximately 4 " there is enough open water that we were able to get the 12ft tinner in and troll around ice keeps getting blown into the bay. Some of it is pretty solid most of it can be broken up with paddle if hitting it hard enough. We leave LOB sunday but wouldnt be surprised is majority is gone by saturday. At least up in this area.

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/03/2018 5:06 pm

Breed how do the smaller lakes look around there?

**Posted by breed85** 5/03/2018 7:28 pm

Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.

**Posted by Chuck Enwinde** 5/03/2018 9:45 pm

Park lake was about half open but that was about the only open water I saw along 60 aside from current areas. Came back through Halliburton and things are just starting to break up there. Grass lake was open but Maple still had ice. boshkung had about 1km of open water at the north end.

Might be close for the 11th.

**Posted by Trillium16** 5/04/2018 4:09 am

I say Wednesday at the latest but they won't open before the 11th.

**Posted by Was Hardcore** 5/04/2018 5:56 am

breed85 wrote:
Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.

Crap Im looking at lakes up Limberlost Road. for Monday. Let me know if things start opening up.