The bite today was slower than the weekend. When the wind switched to the south it changed some but there was still some pretty good action.

I started pulling some more permanents out and will continue on the list tomorrow.  Permanent customers NEED TO CALL THE OFFICE TOMORROW!  Whether you think you are on the list or not!  I know my regular customers read this along with many others but this is a must for my permanents.

The ice has quit moving. A pretty good sized pressure ridge formed out by Hennepin Island headed NW from  from there to the SE from it towards Hawk Bill Point which stabilized the ice where we run. But today pulling houses that I did the clear “windowpane” type ice was still shatter cracking horizontally instead of a normal vertical crack that water can seep up thru and freeze.  Tomorrow afternoon  we will be flooding areas like that on the roads I have established as a precautional measure.

We are sticking to vehicles with a curb weight of under 6500 lbs. for everyone, privates, and rentals.  Rentals we will shuttle gear if needed and need a ATV or something to get to shore if an emergency.  Single axle wheelhouses must be pulled by SxS’s or ATV’s with a dolly, but no trucks pulling them. Right now with all the clear ice we have that is “shatter” cracking from the cold until it warms up some and starts “bending” a little that’s the way it will be.

Still hoping the weather forecasted for the first weekend of February starts changing from high 40’s and rain to more seasonable temps.  Warm weather and rain could make for some scary times out there with the amount of ice we have currently especially with no snow to absorb the rain if it comes..

Keep a Tight Line!

Eddy