Hi, everyone, just wondering if anyone has been on the ice anywhere around central alberta lakes or small bodies of water. How thick is the ice at this point in season?????
Doug
Ya, don't do it yet. I've been scoping out the Blindman river, but the springs are still running, keeping alot of the river open. Most of the ponds around here still had open water on them before this dump of snow...even with -25 at night, it's gonna take a while to be safe.
I'm an EMT and I did a call about a week and a half ago to Alberta Beach area for a fellow who was walking on the ice and fell in. Rescue efforts failed due to ice thickness, weight, middle of the night and other factors; needless to say he unfortunatly passed away. So, no, it is definetly not thick enough, especially if you're thinking of sledding on it! Stay away from those lakes!
Dont we remeber what happened last year to the guy crossing sandy beach and went through, some people called him stupid for being out on the ice that early............