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Questions about dealing with ice

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How do locals (short of drilling) determine that lake ice is safe for skating, ice fishing, ...

The key is that ice can support your weight in boots and not yet be safe for dynamic or concentrated loads (i.e. jumping or ice skating). … If your bashing put a lot of cracks in the ice or the ice moved on the water, it isn't safe enough to step on. Then you step on the ice -- if it cracks and seems springy, you jump off. …
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