Minnesota · Hennepin County
Powderhorn Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Powderhorn Lake around April 3 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 4 (2024). Latest: April 27 (1965).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
35 years on the books, 1959–2024. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2024 | March 4 |
| 2023 | April 13 |
| 2022 | April 8 |
| 2020 | March 27 |
| 2019 | April 8 |
| 2015 | March 25 |
| 2008 | April 16 |
| 2007 | March 27 |
| 2006 | April 5 |
| 2005 | April 4 |
| 2004 | April 3 |
| 2003 | April 1 |
| 2002 | April 13 |
| 2001 | April 13 |
| 2000 | March 8 |
| 1999 | March 30 |
| 1998 | March 29 |
| 1997 | April 5 |
| 1996 | April 18 |
| 1995 | March 29 |
| 1994 | April 2 |
| 1993 | April 10 |
| 1992 | April 3 |
| 1991 | April 3 |
| 1990 | March 31 |
| 1989 | April 12 |
| 1980 | April 10 |
| 1977 | March 27 |
| 1968 | March 30 |
| 1967 | April 4 |
| 1966 | March 30 |
| 1965 | April 27 |
| 1964 | April 14 |
| 1963 | April 1 |
| 1959 | April 6 |
When Powderhorn freezes over
Powderhorn Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 1 (1991–92). Latest: January 3 (2023–24).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 30. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | January 3 |
| 2022–23 | December 19 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2008–09 | December 1 |
| 2007–08 | November 26 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | December 5 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 26 |
| 2002–03 | November 27 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 12 |
| 1998–99 | December 14 |
| 1997–98 | November 15 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 10 |
| 1993–94 | November 26 |
| 1992–93 | November 30 |
| 1991–92 | November 1 |
| 1990–91 | December 2 |
| 1989–90 | November 18 |
| 1988–89 | November 30 |
| 1966–67 | December 5 |
| 1964–65 | November 23 |
| 1963–64 | 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.