Minnesota · Pine County
Upper Pine Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Upper Pine Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2024). Latest: May 7 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 15 |
| 2025 | April 2 |
| 2024 | March 7 |
| 2023 | April 28 |
| 2022 | April 27 |
| 2021 | March 30 |
| 2020 | April 13 |
| 2019 | April 21 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 4 |
| 2016 | March 29 |
| 2015 | April 5 |
| 2014 | May 3 |
| 2013 | May 7 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 19 |
| 2006 | April 9 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
When Upper Pine freezes over
Upper Pine Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 19 (2002–03). Latest: December 18 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on November 29. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | November 29 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2021–22 | November 25 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2017–18 | November 20 |
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | December 18 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2007–08 | November 23 |
| 2006–07 | November 19 |
| 2002–03 | November 19 |
| 2001–02 | December 5 |
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.