Looks like there's still no sign of things solidifying yet, that's a lot of export going on.
A question for those with more experience than me: in previous years, when has the arch above the mouth of strait usually formed? This is my fifth winter here in Alert, but it's only the second one where I've been actively watching these satellite images...
Also, I find it fascinating to see the ice movement just offshore from where I am. When you stand at the window here on station and look out at the ocean, it looks like a solid, immobile sheet of ice. But if I were to hop on a snowmobile and ride a few hundred metres out onto it (I wouldn't, because that would be very stupid in the dark season), you would suddenly reach open water with large pans drifting lazily past. It's very deceptive...