Does Niagra Falls freeze in winter??

Apr06

Just curius...

dmendel

Parts of it do, most doesnt.  Omg its freezing to go to in the winter.

MyColonyNJ

Do the falls freeze? No.  But, the lake that the falls flow into can freeze.  But, the speed of the water from the falls prevent freezing of the falls.  The water goes under the ice that *may* be in the lake.

But, the "season" for Niagra Fall ends in Oct.  So, you would not be able to go into the tunnels, and would not be able to go on the Maid of the Mist.

 

hookersbabe

MyColonyNJ:

Do the falls freeze? No.  But, the lake that the falls flow into can freeze.  But, the speed of the water from the falls prevent freezing of the falls.  The water goes under the ice that *may* be in the lake.

But, the "season" for Niagra Fall ends in Oct.  So, you would not be able to go into the tunnels, and would not be able to go on the Maid of the Mist.

 

this, not to mention, the spray...ohmygod...the spray hitting you and then freezing...no.thank.you!

Apr06

Not for me!  My coworker has to go to that area for some sales calls the end of the month so he wanted to swing by there.  he's nuts!

MrsGabbs4Ed

I would not even go in October! It was freezing cold and rainy when we went 10/20 and it sucked!! I mean we made the best of it but it sort of sucked anyway.  August is the best time to go probably.  And when I go away next time I will stay on the Canadian side....the NY side was boring!

emac123

I don't think the falls freeze all the way, but they do form tons of ice.  There is a special boat that goes up and down the river to break the ice.   

Your best bet is to go in the summer.  The US and Canada both divert some water from going over the falls for use in the hydroelectric plants.  They divert less during the summer and more during the winter.  

 

MrsDB

i used to live 5 minutes away from the falls, i went on halloween once and it was the coldest i've ever been. it was like 30* colder than it was at my house. brrrrrrr but no, they don't freeze.

JAM2000

funny you should ask about this because I just saw this on MSNBC not 10 minutes ago.

http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/11/10114884-winter-surprises-at-niagara-falls

bosha711

We went in summer, but while we were there, saw lots of pictures/info on what it looks like in winter w/ snow & ice & it looked beautiful. It would of course be a totally different experience than summer, but was still something that we think would be nice to do.