The Off Season
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Printed Date: December-23-2024 at 5:30am
Topic: The Off Season
Posted By: stepper459
Subject: The Off Season
Date Posted: December-20-2018 at 4:56pm
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The lake right now is pretty fantastic. We haven't had much more than a dusting of snow for over 3 weeks, but the cold temps have made some beautiful ice. Time to go skating! I'd guess it's over 6" thick right where the pics were taken, but I'm going to check it with a drill just for curiosity. I've got an 18" drill bit marked off in 1" sections for this exact purpose.   In fact, I managed to convince my wife to go skating tonight, because the moon is nearly full and it should be amazing out there. [many safety precautions are always taken when it comes to ice on the lake] |
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Posted By: stepper459
Date Posted: December-20-2018 at 4:59pm
The path is plowed with an ATV and loops around the little lake, probably ~5 miles total. I don't know if we'll do the whole thing, you can always take a shortcut.   
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Posted By: Mpost
Date Posted: December-20-2018 at 7:59pm
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We had about 7" on our lake 2 weeks ago, but has not been making much more lately. In fact we have been near 40 for a few days and with sunshine, all the snow has melted on top of the ice. Still about 1-2 acres of open water where there are around a thousand Trumpeter Swans spending the night and keeping the water open. ------------- 84 SN Sold 98 SN Lund Pro V 1975 Alumacraft |
Posted By: zwoobah
Date Posted: December-20-2018 at 11:47pm
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Looks beautiful! Really nice that you have a maintained skating path. Our lake gets partially drained for the winter, and our cove is mostly down to dry ground. The center of the lake has 3-4" of ice, but the rivers and current areas aren't frozen yet so it'll be a bit before I'm out riding - but I did get the winter toys tuned up:  ------------- 1968 Mustang 16 - 351W powered |