Snow?

[BottomBouncer]

Does snow help or hinder ice conditions? Will ice continue to thicken in the below freezing temps if it is covered in snow?

Basically, how does a snow cover effect the ice?

[archer077]

from what ive heard snow like act like a blanket on the ice and slow down the ice but it should still form but takes longer

[atrkyhntr]

Snow is the worse case scenario for good ice.... be very careful when going out on snow covered new ice!!:eek:

[BottomBouncer]

As of yesterday the ice, in a small pond that I fish, was between 4 and 5 inches. With the snow covering it. I had to chip a hole in it with a hammer to measure(I don't have an auger yet).