Lake Erie may not FREEZE yet again.

For the 3rd year in a row Snowkiters may be forced to ride on open fields instead of gliding on the open tundra of an Ice & snow covered lake. Today January 9, 2008 the Lake Erie water temp is anywhere from 38 to 41 degrees. If the lake is not frozen by the 15th of January it is unlikely to freeze enough to be safe. We may get some shore ice or even large portions of surface Ice, like we did last year, but generally this Ice is not safe. The target date of the 15th has been observed and documented by my father who has lived on the lake year round for the past 40 years. Due to the fact that the sun is now getting higher in the sky, any ice cover from this date on can not get a substantial grip, and is not long lasting, case in point the last two seasons. However, all is not lost as the outer Harbor's Ghetto Beach (Cargill) may freeze over thick enough like it did three years ago.