Minnesota · Becker County
Big Sugar Bush Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Big Sugar Bush Lake around April 17 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 31 (2016). Latest: May 6 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 1988–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 20 |
| 2025 | April 17 |
| 2023 | May 4 |
| 2022 | May 6 |
| 2020 | April 26 |
| 2019 | April 25 |
| 2018 | April 30 |
| 2016 | March 31 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2006 | April 13 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 17 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 27 |
| 2000 | April 4 |
| 1999 | April 13 |
| 1998 | April 8 |
| 1997 | April 28 |
| 1993 | April 18 |
| 1992 | April 10 |
| 1991 | April 15 |
| 1990 | April 23 |
| 1989 | April 26 |
| 1988 | April 16 |
When Big Sugar Bush freezes over
Big Sugar Bush Lake usually freezes over around November 27 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (2018–19). Latest: December 14 (2017–18).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | November 19 |
| 2018–19 | November 12 |
| 2017–18 | December 14 |
| 2015–16 | November 27 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2012–13 | November 23 |
| 1991–92 | November 19 |
| 1990–91 | November 28 |
| 1989–90 | December 2 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.