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View of official Nenana Ice Classic tripod looking north from Nenana
The tripod on the Tanana River 2007
This is the final big Alaskan event marking our entry into summer: the original Nenana Ice Classic--the only legal statewide gambling event. This started with workers from the Alaska Railroad. In those days the line terminated at Nenana--stopped by the Tanana River which would not be bridged until 1923.
Participants must purchase a $2.50 ticket and list their best guess of the date and time of the ice going out at an officially-selected point marked by a tripod on the Tanana River in front of the old railroad depot at Nenana. The earliest the ice has gone out was the 20th of April. The latest was the 20th of May.
Ice measurements for the 2008 Nenana Ice Classic
2008 ice measurements Last years event, 2007 selected ice measurements:
11-Jan 38.8 Inches 11-Jan 40.5 Inches
21-Jan 44.0 Inches 7-Feb 42.0 Inches
15-Feb 41.0 Inches 14-Feb 44.0 Inches
3-Mar 51.0 Inches 8-Mar 46.5 Inches
10-Mar 44.5 Inches
12-Mar 46.0 Inches
Selected Previous Official Breakups:
2007: 3:47pm on 27 April
2006: 5:29pm on 2 May
2005: 12:01pm on 28 April
2004: 2:16pm on 24 April
2003: 6:22pm on 22 April
2002: 9:27pm on 7 May
2001: 1:00pm on 8 May
2000: 10:47am on 1 May
1998: 4:52pm on 20 April earliest date ice ever went out
1995: 1:22pm on 26 April
1964: 11:41am on 20 May latest time ice ever went out
1940: 3:27pm on 20 April earliest time and date ice ever went out
1917: 11:30am on 30 April first Ice Classic Event
I will keep you posted.
This is the final big Alaskan event marking our entry into summer: the original Nenana Ice Classic--the only legal statewide gambling event. This started with workers from the Alaska Railroad. In those days the line terminated at Nenana--stopped by the Tanana River which would not be bridged until 1923.
Participants must purchase a $2.50 ticket and list their best guess of the date and time of the ice going out at an officially-selected point marked by a tripod on the Tanana River in front of the old railroad depot at Nenana. The earliest the ice has gone out was the 20th of April. The latest was the 20th of May.
Ice measurements for the 2008 Nenana Ice Classic
2008 ice measurements Last years event, 2007 selected ice measurements:
11-Jan 38.8 Inches 11-Jan 40.5 Inches
21-Jan 44.0 Inches 7-Feb 42.0 Inches
15-Feb 41.0 Inches 14-Feb 44.0 Inches
3-Mar 51.0 Inches 8-Mar 46.5 Inches
10-Mar 44.5 Inches
12-Mar 46.0 Inches
Selected Previous Official Breakups:
2007: 3:47pm on 27 April
2006: 5:29pm on 2 May
2005: 12:01pm on 28 April
2004: 2:16pm on 24 April
2003: 6:22pm on 22 April
2002: 9:27pm on 7 May
2001: 1:00pm on 8 May
2000: 10:47am on 1 May
1998: 4:52pm on 20 April earliest date ice ever went out
1995: 1:22pm on 26 April
1964: 11:41am on 20 May latest time ice ever went out
1940: 3:27pm on 20 April earliest time and date ice ever went out
1917: 11:30am on 30 April first Ice Classic Event
I will keep you posted.