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Swim Report – February 18, 2024 – Clear Skies!

March 4, 2024 By Steve

The air temperatures dropped down to the mid-20Fs this week, and this drove a slight dip in the lake which came in at 37F. Still,Read More

Swim Report – February 11, 2024 – Early Spring?

February 11, 2024 By Steve

I got out to L1 a bit early and noticed that the water was a bit less opaque – i.e. it didn’t look like theRead More

Swim Report – January 28, 2024 – Fog & Swells

February 11, 2024 By Steve

The polar vortex finally broke giving us a very pleasant 37F air temp and a 34 lake temp. We had foggy skies to the south,Read More

Swim Report – January 21, 2024 – Happy New Year!

January 26, 2024 By Steve

We got a late start with our 2024 meetups thanks to me being out of town the first week and then unexpectedly coming down withRead More

Swim Report – December 17, 2023 – Thermocline Redux

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our last Autumn 2023 meetup gave us nearly identical conditions to the prior week – a 42F lake temp with including a calm and crystalRead More

Swim Report – December 10, 2023 – Thermocline Edition

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our first swim of December gave us a 43F lake – unusually warm for this time of year. We also noticed that the water wasRead More

Swim Report – November 26, 2023 – Late November Flurries

November 27, 2023 By Steve

We had our first official “snow swim” yesterday. Everything was clear when I got there at 6:40am, but the flurries started around 7:00am, giving usRead More

Swim Report – November 12, 2023 – Last Gasp of Autumn

November 27, 2023 By Steve

The morning started out a bit gloomy with overcast skies and a 45F air temp. But the clouds gradually dissipated, and it turned out toRead More

Swim Report – October 29, 2023 – Gray Skies Edition

November 11, 2023 By Steve

Finally getting around to posting this. Our last swim of October gave us a 56F lake temp, 45F air temp, 1-3 foot swells and aRead More

Swim Report – October 15, 2023 – Cold Plunge

October 19, 2023 By Steve

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! During our last swim earlier this month, the lake came in at 66F. But we had aRead More

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