This weekend was the first where we woke up to a nice “solid” layer of ice on the bay in front of our house.\u00a0 We had a few chilly days ending the week so Jim and I decided to lace up our skates and just find out how thick it actually was.<\/p>\n
After a couple of holes poked through the icy layer with an ice chisel we assessed the average ice thickness at roughly 2 inches.\u00a0 There was also very little snow if any at all, and with a relativly quick freeze we were able to see right through the ice.\u00a0 This was a little un-nerving, but very cool at the same time.\u00a0 It also allowed us to see the cracks in the ice which did a great job of showing the ice thickness as well.<\/p>\n
We skated for maybe an hour.\u00a0 It was about 27 degrees out and no real wind to speak of, making pretty much the prefect skating conditions.<\/p>\n
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