Winter on Martha's Vineyard Snowkite Squibnocket

Snowkiting Squibnocket Pond Photo by Timothy Johnson

I am sure everyone is tired of hearing about how cold the winter has been, how much ice has been in the harbor, how much snow they shoveled off their roof. To be honest it has been pretty brutal for those who are here stuck here all winter but every once and while you get these glorious days out here and Monday was definitely one for the record books. It's spontaneity made it even better when Nevin Sayre and I pulled into the Squibnocket Beach parking lot at nearly the same time and both responded "I thought you were off island still." Tim Colon on the Skis and Tim Johnson out shooting some photos were right behind and Fin and Raz Sayre joined once they were out of their respective schools. 
The last time I was out on the ice at Squibnocket Pond was 20 years ago when my father and I got to skate on it but I had never been able to explore it and rip all over it. The only spot that wasn't frozen over was the North corner where the culvert comes through from Menemsha pond and where there are a few springs. The rest was frozen solid. There was even enough snow drifted up into the dunes that you could ride up into them. With a little more snow and a little more wind the possibilities are endless. Here is a very shaky POV video from Monday. The highlight for me would definitely be towing Fin around on his sled at 35 mph. He fell off a few times but just kept wanting to get back on and encouraging me to go faster. Crazy Kid! I don't know where he gets it from.

Full Moon rising over Squibnocket

Photo by Timothy Johnson

Snowkiting with great friends Photo by Timothy Johnson