Ice Skating-Alaska style

[The emperor has no clothes]

https://vimeo.com/244394367

[baldo]

That is so cool! (cold).......

[John Schmidt]

I guess it wouldn't be too worrisome in those temps but on lakes in northern Iowa the ice could be nearly 2' thick and you'd still find a soft spot in places. Not sure why unless there might be a natural spring below the surface. Ice skating is one of the few things I miss about winter, always had a great time skating and watching the little ones in their first try. Cool video, beautiful scenery.

Years ago when going duck/geese hunting following an early freeze, there often would be an open spot of water in the pond on which we were hunting. Watching the birds come in to land on the water was more fun than shooting them. They'd hit the water only to hit the ice a few seconds after touchdown and go skidding across the pond on their butt, squawking loudly, flapping their wings and feet all splayed out. 

[The emperor has no clothes]

I guess it wouldn't be too worrisome in those temps but on lakes in northern Iowa the ice could be nearly 2' thick and you'd still find a soft spot in places. Not sure why unless there might be a natural spring below the surface. Ice skating is one of the few things I miss about winter, always had a great time skating and watching the little ones in their first try. Cool video, beautiful scenery.

Years ago when going duck/geese hunting following an early freeze, there often would be an open spot of water in the pond on which we were hunting. Watching the birds come in to land on the water was more fun than shooting them. They'd hit the water only to hit the ice a few seconds after touchdown and go skidding across the pond on their butt, squawking loudly, flapping their wings and feet all splayed out. 

Yes, the same thing happens in Alaska. It seems strange but even at -30* there will be open water or just inches of ice in places. Snowmachiners die every year because of it. One of the places they were ice skating was a place I used to duck hunt at. No real dangers there, maybe 6' deep at the most with little running water. Now the skating around and thru the glacier could be pretty dangerous.

[cookiedough]

ice and wind do not mix.  I remember as a youngster me sitting inside our 1980ish or so year original sno-boat 3 man ice shack on Madison lake Monona by myself glare ice with HIGH winds.  Lets just say the first 100 feet slidding across the ice with me inside the ice shack with the 30+ mph winds pushing me across while was ice fishing was NOT pretty and pretty scary.  My brother and dad got a chuckle out of it though, luckily the shack did not tip over as it did to my neighbor's kid about 15 years ago same 3 man sno-boat used tipping over while he was in it due to high winds, minnows and all totally flopping around on the ice.  I got a chuckle out of that one when I zipped opened the door and found my neighbors kid all buggy eyed like what the F just happened with minnows/shiners flopping all over the ice near him.      His dad also got a huge laugh out of it as well.

I still have that old 1980's 3 man sno-boat but has seen its better days using duct tape, etc. but the zipper still works surprisingly.

[Tony C.]

Beautiful video! The aerial shots were incredible.

 

[Jersey mike]

Great video. It looks so...peaceful.

[Savago]

Really nice video!

[Earl in Pensacola]

Great video!! Makes you want to go give it a try!!!

[gregk]

Good to see. Done that on lakes here back in the day like bit over 50 years ago. The ice isn't perfectly smooth so for figure skates it would be a challenge.