The Lake Sunapee Protective Association and the town of Newbury, New Hampshire, are warning people about unsafe ice conditions on Lake Sunapee.
“The changing temperatures have resulted in areas of very thin ice in certain areas of Lake Sunapee,” says the alert issued by Newbury on the town website and in a public notice announcement. “The ice is very thin in the area between Bay Point and The Fells and those using the lake for winter activities should keep away from this area as well as being cautious in other areas of the lake.”
The lake association released an ice warning on February 6. LSPA Executive Director June Fichter wrote:
“We have reports that the lake ice is very thin, therefore unsafe, in the northern section of Lake Sunapee, between Tilson Point and Herrick Cove. We also have reports of thin ice between Bay Point and the Fells, south of Minute Island.”
A nor’easter, expected to hit the region Friday into Saturday, will likely cover the lake with a fresh blanket of snow, which will hide and insulate thin ice below.
Although Lake Sunapee may look safe, these ice warning suggest otherwise. Caution advised.
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Caution should always be observed no matter what. Iceboaters, skaters, fishermen, snowmobiles, vehicles, etc. have been enjoying the great ice with no reports of any issues of thin ice other than Chandlers Creek and dock circulators.