Algonquin Adventures / So when does the ice-out prediction conversation start???

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 4/23/2017 6:47 pm

The best satellite image in days still has a good amount of cloud cover obscuring things, but plenty of lakes have gone from white to blue, and the remaining iced-in ones are all significantly darker. Good progress for sure!

**Posted by PhillyPhilster** 4/24/2017 7:36 am

ATVenture wrote:
Coureur des Biere wrote:
Darn wispy clouds in the latest sat image (16:07 GMT) are blocking AP but Lake Nippising is completely ice free...maybe the next one in an hour will give us a little window through!
Nipissing and Trout Lake are free. Tried to get into Cedar Lake today but the road is still snowed in at the 12km or so mark.

how much snow would you estimate was still on the Brent Road?

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/24/2017 7:57 am

PhillyPhilster wrote:
ATVenture wrote:
Coureur des Biere wrote:
Darn wispy clouds in the latest sat image (16:07 GMT) are blocking AP but Lake Nippising is completely ice free...maybe the next one in an hour will give us a little window through!
Nipissing and Trout Lake are free. Tried to get into Cedar Lake today but the road is still snowed in at the 12km or so mark.
how much snow would you estimate was still on the Brent Road?

1 foot I would say. But there were ruts going through it from pickups so it's probably gone now. I'll probably head that way on Wednesday.

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**Posted by PhillyPhilster** 4/24/2017 8:05 am

ATVenture wrote:
PhillyPhilster wrote:
ATVenture wrote:
Nipissing and Trout Lake are free. Tried to get into Cedar Lake today but the road is still snowed in at the 12km or so mark.
how much snow would you estimate was still on the Brent Road?

1 foot I would say. But there were ruts going through it from pickups so it's probably gone now. I'll probably head that way on Wednesday.

Great!! I have big plans to head down that road Friday morning.

**Posted by Sterrr** 4/24/2017 1:07 pm

I was up on the weekend, there is still a lot of ice. I think it will be another week yet before the official ice out! Here are some pictures....

Brewer Lake

Opeongo access

Cache Lake

Canoe Lake

Tea Lake

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 4/24/2017 1:19 pm

If this week's forecast holds up I'd say there's still hope for this weekend.

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/24/2017 2:20 pm

Tried to get to Rain Lake road again today.. got passed the washout (I had to fix it up a bit for my small car) but the road is snowed in 3km before the access point..

I then tried to get into Magnetewan and its snowed in a few KM after the Tim River turn off, but pickups have been through.

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/24/2017 2:29 pm

Rain Lake April 24/17

Looking at the new Modis image today it looks like the ice is out on the East side? Grand, Stratton, Sec, etc?

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http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 4/24/2017 2:34 pm

Nice clear satellite image for today, showing good progress even from yesterday.

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/24/2017 3:25 pm

Uppa wrote:
Nice clear satellite image for today, showing good progress even from yesterday.

Looks like Kiosk, Manitou, North Tea, etc are all open.. as well as Grand, Stratton, Sec, etc..

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 4/24/2017 4:55 pm

PhillyPhilster wrote:
Great!! I have big plans to head down that road Friday morning.

Just saw this washout pic of the Brent road posted on the Algonquin Park site: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php
Image above: Washout on the Brent Road in Algonquin Park on April 24, 2017. (click to enlarge)

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/24/2017 5:03 pm

"Some Algonquin Park facilities, including the backcountry, are currently under a delayed opening[opening on April 28, 2017 (subject to change)]. Watch this webpage for updates in the hours ahead."

I DO NOT like the way that is worded.

But then again theres NO WAY they can delay the backcountry even further! I'm betting APP will be 75%++ ice free by tomorrow afternoon.

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**Posted by PhillyPhilster** 4/24/2017 8:40 pm

Uppa wrote:
PhillyPhilster wrote:
Great!! I have big plans to head down that road Friday morning.
Just saw this washout pic of the Brent road posted on the Algonquin Park site: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php
Image above: Washout on the Brent Road in Algonquin Park on April 24, 2017. (click to enlarge)

That doesn't look too bad. I will bring my shovel!

**Posted by Craiger05** 4/25/2017 6:41 am

I'm not sure I'd go with "no way" after last year, we were camped at Rock Campground, paddling a wide open Pen on a Saturday, but I recall permits weren't issued until the following Tue/Wed? Hopefully its more common sense this year, and the usable access points are open for this weekend (roads permitting) Grand area, Kiosk/Manitou/North Tea etc.

Here's hoping anyone with plans gets the green light for the weekend!!!

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/25/2017 7:06 am

PhillyPhilster wrote:
Uppa wrote:
PhillyPhilster wrote:
Great!! I have big plans to head down that road Friday morning.
Just saw this washout pic of the Brent road posted on the Algonquin Park site: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php
Image above: Washout on the Brent Road in Algonquin Park on April 24, 2017. (click to enlarge)

That doesn't look too bad. I will bring my shovel!

That's what I did on Rain Lake road yesterday. Lol

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**Posted by ATVenture** 4/25/2017 2:03 pm

100% ICE FREE KIOSK LAKE. April 25/2017

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 4/25/2017 3:34 pm

The Friends of Algonquin Park just reported today as "ice out" day! HAPPY CAMPING EVERYONE!!

-------------Official 2017 Ice Out Date Recorded for Algonquin Park — High winds and heavy rain caused Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park's largest lake, to shed its ice cover today (April 25, 2017), just slightly earlier than the average ice out date of April 28 (1964 to 2016). Technically, the official ice out date for Algonquin Park is recorded when a boat can safely navigate from the Lake Opeongo Access Point to the Happy Isle Portage in the North Arm of Lake Opeongo. Ice out has ranged from as early as March 29 (2012) to as late as May 15 (1972). For more details see http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/ice-out.php

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