It is hard to know what to say about the lake ice as it changes almost daily. Large deep pools of water appeared last week that were spectacular to look at but likely sped up the melting process of the lake ice below. Low temperatures for the last two nights have refrozen the deep layer of water into soft ice. Skiing on the lake has been terrible, firstly due to lack of ice and then lack of snow, then too much water and now only bare ice. Nordic skating is out of the question due to uneven and rough ice as well as questionable thickness. Very few fishers have been out on the lake although there has been some action near the end of Boultbee Road and the west narrows of the big lake. Sledders are still using the lake to access trails but extreme caution is advised for ice travel. Most of the snow and ice bridges are weak or gone and sledders have found themselves in a lot of water. Sledding conditions further up the hills are reported as “good” but trailering is required since the access roads are bare after being plowed all winter. Road bans which have just been implemented will likely shut down the log hauling but service vehicles could still be traveling for a while.