Ice Heave on Lake Gogebic

[gogebic_sledder]

There are a series of large ice heaves on the east side of the lake about 1/2 mile north of the root cellar. They are almost directly in front of what use to be the whitetail lodge. There are about 8 of them running perpendictular to the shore line. They are the largest I've ever seen on the lake. Some of them are higher than the handlebars on a sled. There is a green ice shanty very close by painted in a Arctic Cat theme(hard to miss). Sorry I didn't have my camera with me this weekend, no pics. If someone were to hit one of these its game over. I'm going back up this weekend and I'm planning on marking them with those driveway reflecters. Be careful

 

[scott_b]

Thanks for marking them, much appreciated

 

[StreetnSnow]

Thanks for the heads up!! Going up on Wednesday, staying at The Root Cellar & we tend to ride the east shore a fair amount.

 

[bonnevier]

If you ride during the day they are easy to spot...at night time I would look out!

 

[snodogg]

there was another heave further up the shoreline near where we stayed a couple weeks ago, gogebic shores, about 7 miles north of the root

 

[legend02]

There are a series of large ice heaves on the east side of the lake about 1/2 mile north of the root cellar. They are almost directly in front of what use to be the whitetail lodge. There are about 8 of them running perpendictular to the shore line. They are the largest I've ever seen on the lake. Some of them are higher than the handlebars on a sled. There is a green ice shanty very close by painted in a Arctic Cat theme(hard to miss). Sorry I didn't have my camera with me this weekend, no pics. If someone were to hit one of these its game over. I'm going back up this weekend and I'm planning on marking them with those driveway reflecters. Be careful

Thanks, that's what makes Snowmobilers Awesome, their always ready to help out other Snowmobilers.

 

[jbsugarbrown]

Sledder's rock!!! Thanks for thinking of everyone's safety and wellbeing, gogebic sledder!

 

[jr37]

I remember hitting one of them the first time I was on LG, many years ago. It's an experience you don't soon forget.

 

[windingtrailgal]

Heaves

Lk Gogebic scares me even when I CAN see...heard about the heaves...thanks for the more specific info.

Hit just a small heave on a small lake in NW of WI few years ago at about 70 and it scared the CRAP outta me to get airborn when I wasn't expecting it! Bouncing down and hitting the kill switch? Not for me!

wtg

 

[swanee]

We are up here right now staying about a mile north of Fish Tales. There is one right in front of our cabin that is probably 3 feet high and there is a sporadic ridge that runs probably all the way across the lake. This runs within 20 feet of the "highway" that everyone runs at 100mph up the west side. We're going to find a sledgehammer and try to destroy it today. Its not a matter of if, its when someone hits it. Someone heading south will be killed.

If you are running Gogebic, be very careful, they are all over. Been coming here for 12 years and this is the worst year yet.

 

[bonnevier]

Our strategy for Gogebic is run it during the day time at a decent clip, stick to the highway and make sure we know of any spots. Then when you have to run it at night there are hopefully no surprises! Better safe then sorry!

 

[anonomoose]

Ice bridges can form in minutes. Most often in the night when the temps are dropping fast.

Point is just because you took the road earlier in the day doesn't mean that it is safe to speed along at night.

Once you see these forming, they can form anytime 24/7 and at a high rate of speed you might not be able to avoid them.

So the point is once they begin to form, don't wring out the sled at night...fools paradise.

 

[swanee]

Found a pick ax in the garage and destroyed 3 of them close to the main drag. Marked the ice chunks with pine branches.