Just noticed it. Solid ice. Been cold here. Drove through some snow, but perhaps the car washes were also a factor. Might try spraying windshield washer fluid on it to loosen it up. edit: Didn't seem to make a dent. Perhaps some judicious application of heat...what could go wrong, lol.
Why worry about it? If it isn't warm enough to melt it, it isn't warm enough to need full cooling from the grill.
At this point in life, all I have is a heat gun, lol. On low, 675 watts, a foot distance is pretty warm, so dangerous to plastic if too close, plus tedious to hold. I have a small personal heater, maybe 375 watts, strong fan. Can put hand right up to grill without burn. Tried that for a half hour. Made a tiny dent. Takes a fair amount of energy to change water's state from solid to liquid, I guess. I might see if the front under cover is easy to take off-maybe there's a short piece, or the like, that I could easily remove and grab the chunks. The cover traps it. I don't want to break anything. A heated garage would be ideal.
Perhaps a grille block of some sort is in order, if only to block the snow, if that's what the root cause it. Maybe black fiberglass window screen would stop the snow from entering. If that gets blocked it could easily cleaned if desired. Still allows air to flow. Maybe a little protection from rocks.
