The "ice house" phenomenon is an unfortunate fact of life in Upstate New York during the winter.

Blistering Lake Ontario winds create massive waves that pummel the lake shore, and spray beach homes, coating them with inches, sometimes even feet of ice.

This home, at 37 North Ramona Beach Road in Pulaski, is the latest victim of the phenomenon. The photo below was shared by homeowner Maureen Morgan Whelan on Facebook.

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Maureen Morgan Whelan

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Berta Smith, 57, knew the former owners of the home, and also shared the photo, along with this note:

"This is my friend's summer home at Ramona Beach Road in Pulaski NY on Lake Ontario. Camp is under 4 feet of ice. My heart is broken. Many memories on this beach I grew up on. The high water levels are awful. Something needs to be done. 50 years of living there nothing like this never happened. We lived there year round and never had this happen."

She also shared this side by side comparison, showing what the camp looks like during the summer.

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So this is my friends summer home at Ramona Beach in Pulaski NY on Lake Ontario. Camp is under 4 feet of ice. My heart... Posted by Berta Smith on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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The home appears to be encapsulated in about three feet of ice, and the roof of the camp is now just a few feet from the surface of the ice.

"When that starts melting we're just very fearful that it's going to come and ruin the house," Whalen told CNY Central.

Whalen's home is not the only one suffering under similar conditions. Smith shared photos of her family's former childhood home, displaying similar coating.

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Pamela Zimmerman Harney

Berta blamed the phenomenon on Lake Ontario water levels that are higher than usual.

"It's devastating, what this has done," she told NYup.com. "That water is just gonna rot that wood out and your going to lose the foundation of these houses.

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Pamela Zimmerman Harney

Berta says the freeze has affected every camp on the Ramona Beach shoreline. Her sister, Pamela Zimmerman Harney, 73, took photos of other locations along the shore.

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Pamela Zimmerman Harney

Frozen homes aren't the only phenomenon caused by the wind. Smith said the waves forms massive, 10- to 15-foot mounds of ice along the shore.

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Pamela Zimmerman Harney

She said the mounds have pushed up all the way to the parking lot, pictured above, which is usually 20 feet from the shoreline.

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The last time the ice house phenomenon made headlines in 2017, a home in Western New York, also on the shores of Lake Ontario, was a true spectacle. The house had become completely covered in thick icicles.

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Anything left along the shoreline is at risk. In 2016, a car left along the shore of Lake Erie suffered a similar fate.

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Crews from Lake Erie Towing & Recovery broke car free from its Ice encasement leaving part of the icy shell behind pic.twitter.com/7VEUG5JE25 — John Hickey (@jhickeyBN) January 13, 2016

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READ MORE: Wild winds in Upstate NY hit 86 mph: How strong were they by you? (chart)

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360 degree view of ice build up at Ramona Beach along Lake Ontario

Click and drag for a 360 degree view of 53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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360 degree view of ice build up along Ramona Beach Road North facing Lake Ontario

Trees and a swingset are coated in ice at 53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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A window is completely iced over at 53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com

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53 North Ramona Beach Road along Lake Ontario is incased in ice from freezing spray, Ramona Beach, NY, Wednesday February 27, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com