Hardest part now is the wait...

Right now the snow is a knee deep loose, fluffy mess and of course temps are sub zero. Interestingly, the ice is only about 12" thick where we've seen 18"+ on water much further south. I guess the snow is insulating pretty well. I drilled holes and probed for bottom to determine pole length and ended up with water on the ice due to the weight of snow. Now I'll have uneven slush...