I’m happy to see someone has beat me to the punch and asked the question of how this snow will affect the ice forming. Being fairly new to the sport I am still learning the ins-and-outs of all things ice fishing. I definitely want to be safe while out on the ice and with a severe itch to get out there I was very unhappy to wake up and see the white stuff covering everything. I understand how snow is an insulator but to what degree? With this artic air coming in this week how much will 6 inches of snow hinder the ice forming process? Are we talking a couple days to make the same ice that would form without a snow layer? Any, and all, information I can learn about how ice forms would be greatly appreciated; as I am still in the learning stages of this wonderful sport and I would like to participate in a safe manner.

Thank you for your response. I’m definitely not the guy in a portable in the middle of the rentals; I enjoy breaking away and seeing if I can’t locate the fish away from the crowds. Sometimes it pans out and sometimes I end up just drilling a bunch of holes. I’ll look into the Ball Club lakes! I set up a trip to go and check out Blackduck Lake for my first trip; however, looking at putting together a late ice trip to Winnie yet.