Minnesota · Itasca County
Snaptail Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Snaptail Lake around April 13 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
32 years on the books, 1986–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 6 |
| 2017 | April 8 |
| 2015 | April 11 |
| 2014 | May 3 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2011 | April 24 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 12 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 19 |
| 2003 | April 17 |
| 2002 | April 12 |
| 2001 | April 28 |
| 2000 | March 31 |
| 1999 | April 6 |
| 1998 | April 11 |
| 1997 | April 24 |
| 1996 | May 5 |
| 1995 | April 15 |
| 1994 | March 30 |
| 1993 | April 21 |
| 1992 | April 20 |
| 1991 | April 13 |
| 1990 | April 21 |
| 1989 | April 26 |
| 1988 | April 21 |
| 1987 | April 9 |
| 1986 | April 11 |
When Snaptail freezes over
Snaptail Lake usually freezes over around November 20 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 9 (2016–17).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2021–22 froze on November 24. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2021–22 | November 24 |
| 2020–21 | November 8 |
| 2018–19 | November 26 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | November 28 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 22 |
| 2007–08 | November 22 |
| 2006–07 | November 19 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 24 |
| 2002–03 | November 13 |
| 2001–02 | December 2 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | November 30 |
| 1998–99 | November 20 |
| 1997–98 | November 17 |
| 1996–97 | November 13 |
| 1995–96 | December 8 |
| 1994–95 | November 23 |
| 1993–94 | November 7 |
| 1992–93 | November 15 |
| 1991–92 | November 4 |
| 1990–91 | November 13 |
| 1989–90 | November 17 |
| 1988–89 | November 19 |
| 1987–88 | November 24 |
| 1986–87 | November 13 |
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.