IMO, the ice is still to thin. I went out Sat to the Meredith hockey events and pretty much the entire length of our trip on the lake consisted of very nasty looking BLACK ice. Black == death, Blue == Safe, White == pray. I used our cordless drill to take samples every 50 yrds and it was inconsistent EVERYWHERE. 4" here, 50yards away, 12". Right in the middle of the lake, it was downright scary yet people were buzzing around like it was 30" thick. When we got to Meredith bay, it was like a little city on the ice. I'm just wondering how many people actually realized how thin the ice was. I was not one bit surprised to hear that a truck had gone through the day prior (we went out on Sat). It might be safe for sleds, but in large groups, space yourselves out so you dont create any gaping holes for the guy behind you. It's usually the last guy in the group that goes through, not the first guy
I've been in 2 club trips with people traveling to close to each other on 4-6" of ice, they break the ice and continue on but the people right behind them, not so lucky. Skis can easily catch under the ice and end up in cartwheels, or worse, on the bottom.