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| Rush Cutters |
Two good frosts lured me to the Manorburn Dam this morning. I knew there was a small amount of ice left in Rush Cutters so decided to check it out. The old ice had become skate-able with around 20mm of new ice over the main basin. The new ice was too thin but had a fun wee skate in the corner. Surface was hard and a bit bumpy. Caught up with Inge when she came down to check it out.
Decided to drop in to Poolburn on the way back. The road had a bit of snow on it but was well frozen so a good drive.
My intention was to see if I could skate in a pond near the lake but checked the main lake. Surprised to see it covered in snow ice. The ice was 'double' ice - a layer of ice under water then water topped off with another layer of snow ice - not good for skating at all (and thin). Headed to the small bay and found a strip of ice around the edge and at the head of the bay that was skate-able. Fab! Ice was hard under a thin layer of snow. Good skating - smooth and quiet - great skate for such a bad season.
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| Poolburn - Baby Bay |
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| Shadow Mountains - Poolburn |
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| Light cover of snow - smooth and quiet |
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