Help me understand

[jamesdegitz]

I always thought snow was good for ice becuase it insulated it.....but I hear guys talking about the snow we're supposed to get tonight like it's the devil (7-14 inches in northern indiana).  Is it becuase the snow will be too heavy on the ice?  Please help me understand

[1TIGGER]

snow on top of the ice acts like a comforter it wont let the cold air to it to help it freeze .

[jbscowboy99]

snow is like a blanket to ice (anything more than a couple inches) it will melt ice. and yes the air cant get to the ice to freeze it. they probobly werent to happy with the snow cause its a b***h to walk through when you get a foot or more.

[hardysf]

there isnt much ice only 5-6 inches here. I could care less if we got a lot of snow and there was 10 inches.

[BCice]

Likes been said, snow is like a blanket of insulation. A heavy blanket. The weight also forces water up through cracks & holes making slush. Which weakens existing ice underneath and when it freezes makes poor white ice on top. Full of air like the snow. Not a good feeling to walk out on partially frozen slush. A thin layer of frozen slush, a layer of water (obviously above freezing temp.) and weakened ice underneath. Bad scenario. Likes been said also, a descent amount if ice isn't so bad, but on thinner ice, not good.

[spartaman12]

its nor really bad for the ice... its just a Betch to walk threw pullin a jet sled

[madmichael365]

snow on top of ice acts as an insulation, keeping the cold air from reaching the ice which will slow ice growth, my opinion

[deadsmelthead]

As others have posted if there isn't a good base of black ice like 4 or more inches, snow is the ANTI CHRIST for ice anglers, when it melts it gets sloppy,then when it freezes it becomes inconsistent for awhile.

[Luffy]

It really depends on a few factors..  a light dusting won't hurt anything, nor will a bunch of snow if the ice base is already solid and thick..  but a blanket of snow on thinner ice will stunt ice growth because it keeps the cold air from reaching it..  if the temps stay below freezing, it won't make much of a difference, but when you get above freezing, it can help accelerate the melting process I think