Category: Ice conditions

What a Day!

6 inch snow on …

All – local temps were too warm today to skate at lunch. We’re planning morning skates for the next two days at Prospect Ponds, 7:15 sharp! Bring your skates and a coffee. See y’all bright and early.

We measured the ice depth today and we got 1 5/8″. We hope the results would have been better. We expect the ice to grow slowly and I will continue checking and posting results throughout the week. Does anyone …

Pond temperature was measured at 6.8 degrees C.  Getting close so bring on the cold.

First skate was today after another day of shoveling.  Ice is excellent best in years.  May need help with shoveling the next couple of days.

Thanks to Eli Sherman, Mark Hoffman, Dave and Ryan Meisters, and Greg Rosing for helping out on shoveling the pond today.  The ice is a little rough but not bad, some skating and shoveling should get it in shape.  Weekday …

Looks like the pond is ready to skate. Measured and scraped on Friday and got 2.5 to 2.75″.  Tonight, tomorrow and the rest of the week the temperatures are expected to be low so should be great.  It is suppose to …

Just about the whole pond is covered with ice on Friday morning 12/5.  We also had a positive PRT (Puck Retrival Test).  The ice was drilled and the depth was just shy of an inch.  We will see if it …