Last ice.... the best?

Although I was unable to skate for the last week  I kept an eye on the weather and made a last minute decision to head up to Poolburn very early this morning.  After the snow last week I was hoping for a skate on some snow ice but was pleased to find some fabulous 'crazy pave' ice over most of the main basin.  After a spectacular sunrise I had a great skate including around to the dam.  The good ice was fantastic but had a lot of areas to avoid.  Hard and fast and felt the safest this season.  Well worth the early start and probably the last skate this year as warmer windy weather is due for the next few days.