Up to Poolburn at first light. Good to find the water between the ice and snow had frozen. Did a couple of circuits around the main island then changed to the Nordic touring skates. I am getting used to these and found them great on the bumpy ice - smooth as. On the way out had a skate on smooth ice at the track dam. Stopped in at Idaburn for a quick circuit because I could.
Checked D-Dam and had a quick skate there then finally Coalpit - which had refrozen into hard bumpy ice. A few circuits then on with the touring skates. A good skate day all round.
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| Poolburn - smooth ice in the shadows |
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| Pressure cracks on Poolburn |
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| Track dam |
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| A rescue boat!!! |
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| On D Dam |
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| Coalpit - refrozen snow ice. |
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| Coalpit |
Idaburn - snow ice on top of hard ice. Hard and bumpy with a frost but softening in the sun.
Coalpit - Refrozen snow ice - hard and bumpy - would be ok with frost.
Poolburn - Variable - some refrozen ice - snow covered in other places. Beware hidden hazards under the snow. New ice is thin.
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