Not sure, but I think it has something to do with how deep it is and maybe the winds.Jay w wrote:Every speck of water is frozen around here, so it looks odd to see open water. I don't think of that area (MT) as being warm during the summer, so I can't figure out water Lake McDonald doesn't freeze over.
Jay
Lake McDonald freezes over in some years but not every year. If we continue to have the cold weather that we've experienced so far this might be a year it freezes over. But the west side experiences frequent warm periods. When cross country skiing in the upper Midwest I can count the number of times I skied in the rain on one hand. At Izaak Walton in Essex I shave skied in the rain so many times that I've completely lost count. It's warm there a lot, even in January/February and it often rains on the deep snowpack.Jay w wrote:Every speck of water is frozen around here, so it looks odd to see open water. I don't think of that area (MT) as being warm during the summer, so I can't figure out water Lake McDonald doesn't freeze over. Jay
That's not quite accurate.scott-atl wrote:I heard a guy describe the recent warm weather out there as a 'pineapple express'