First ice 2015....

Looking out from Rush Cutters - good ice to the left. 

Well it has been a long wait after the early end to last season.   I missed the frosts last week and have been waiting for conditions to settle again after a week of wild weather.   Made a snap decision to head to the Lower Manorburn this morning after the temperature did a massive plunge over night to -6.

Great to find skate able ice - hard and smooth black (locked in) ice over Rush Cutters corner. Probably the best early season skate I have ever had.

Looked like the ice in Rush Cutters has been there for a day or two but the rest of the dam was covered with about 10mm of new ice.  Fabulous skate...

Ice Report:  Skateable ice in Rush Cutters corner 60mm going out to 30mm (approx).  Cracking as the day warmed up.  10mm over rest of main basin and lower basin.  Won't last unless we get more frost...