Safe ice reports?

[Bruce Litton]

Nice thickness. I heard the temp was supposed to go down to 9 last night. Shame that last I saw forecast, mild weather is coming.

Guys as others have said, make smart decisions especially this time of year. There's some relatively mild weather forecast this upcoming weeks so whatever ice there is it's going to be a bit sketchy. Thing to keep in mind is make your own decisions based on what your gut tells you but please be aware of your surroundings for small children who might see you on the ice and assume it's safe. Adults for the most part know better, children don't. Don't be the reason a small child walks out on unsafe ice and makes the ultimate bad decision.

[Chrisper4694]

REAL sketchy ice this year so far... it's thick in spots but the solidity varies greatly! so beware!

We had 4-5 inches of sold frozen half grey half black ice and then a few feet over i was standing on 4 inches that i could punch through with the spud in one hit is was so soft! so i could walk over it and never know i was in danger without spuding it... very soft but thick spots! don't assume anything this time around! ice formation very strange this year!

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

REAL sketchy ice this year so far... it's thick in spots but the solidity varies greatly! so beware!

We had 4-5 inches of sold frozen half grey half black ice and then a few feet over i was standing on 4 inches that i could punch through with the spud in one hit is was so soft! so i could walk over it and never know i was in danger without spuding it... very soft but thick spots! don't assume anything this time around! ice formation very strange this year!

Could be because we got hit with the snow last Wednesday as the freeze up was starting.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Drossi

Could be because we got hit with the snow last Wednesday as the freeze up was starting.

Yes it is the reason, but even the black ice afterwards didn’t thicken up like it usually has in the past