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It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:40 pm
by Baaahb
It's that time of year when the temps are low and the skies are sunny (out West anyway). That means it's time for skating the lakes. Right now, it's going off the hook in the west, from the Sierra to Montana. And, as always , in those locales that approach the arctic circle (Alaska, Finland, etc) Whatcha got...any ice in your neck of the woods? For skiers, being able to skate is great insurance for those cold but low snow Decembers. This is from Earthquake Lake near West Yellowstone.
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:47 pm
by Tom M
Very cool, and in a good way. And thats no bull.
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:56 pm
by Rainbow83
Ice skating is awesome. Anyone here do Nordic blading/ice skating? With the long, flat skates that use an NNN binding on top? I got myself a pair two winters ago but never really had a chance to get out on them except on the local hockey pond with my friends. Hopefully this year is the year I do some longer stuff.
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:44 pm
by Montana St Alum
Having grown up in Upstate New York, I joke with people out here in Utah that it's not ice unless you can read a newspaper through it.
But I like your take on it better.
And skiing it's not ice....it's "loud powder"!
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:57 am
by Leo Tasker
Rainbow83 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:56 pm
Ice skating is awesome. Anyone here do Nordic blading/ice skating? With the long, flat skates that use an NNN binding on top? I got myself a pair two winters ago but never really had a chance to get out on them except on the local hockey pond with my friends. Hopefully this year is the year I do some longer stuff.
I got some last winter which was cold but very dry here in Oslo. Had a great season skiing on the network of lakes around here, helped to make up for the lack of skiing and was fun to learn a new sport! Best day was a big circular route covering 11 lakes, me and a friend ended up doing 40km+ in near perfect conditions.
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:46 pm
by satsuma
The skies are not very sunny most days here at 1000 ft. elevation. December is fog season. Even the mountains have been overcast.
I've been skiing in the West Yellowstone area as well(last time in 2013, when I still lived in Louisiana). It's the place to go when they get warm spells in Montana.
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:56 pm
by Rainbow83
Leo Tasker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:57 am
I got some last winter which was cold but very dry here in Oslo. Had a great season skiing on the network of lakes around here, helped to make up for the lack of skiing and was fun to learn a new sport! Best day was a big circular route covering 11 lakes, me and a friend ended up doing 40km+ in near perfect conditions.
That sounds incredible! I'd love to do a long tour like that sometime.
Re: It Ain't Ice Unless You Can See Fish
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:56 am
by Leo Tasker
Rainbow83 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:56 pm
That sounds incredible! I'd love to do a long tour like that sometime.
Yeah, it was great! Unfortunately those kind of conditions are a bit of a rarity here, more common in Sweden and Finland. Here we tend to get a few weeks of cold weather, then there is too much snow on the lakes for skating.