01-03-2016, 05:31 AM
Striking the ice with an axe at routine distances makes sense, thanks for that pointer. I'll keep that in mind. Keeping the ice axe strapped to ones self also is a good idea so that if someone did fall thru, they'd at least have a fighting chance at getting out.
I did carefully venture out onto the lake with snowshoes and it was plenty thick and strong. There was 2-3 inches of powder snow on top which I easily was able to brush away. The ice underneath certainly had the typical "strong" appearance. Which makes sense considering the temperatures which have been in place in the Stanley area for weeks now (WELL below zero 'F at nights). And I wasn't the first one to be on the ice, either. Other snowshoe/ski tracks were already present when I got there.
Again, thanks for the advice.
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I did carefully venture out onto the lake with snowshoes and it was plenty thick and strong. There was 2-3 inches of powder snow on top which I easily was able to brush away. The ice underneath certainly had the typical "strong" appearance. Which makes sense considering the temperatures which have been in place in the Stanley area for weeks now (WELL below zero 'F at nights). And I wasn't the first one to be on the ice, either. Other snowshoe/ski tracks were already present when I got there.
Again, thanks for the advice.
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