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Originally Posted by ishoot308
The ONLY way to confirm ice thickness for your personal safety is to drill a hole and check yourself. Beyond that, knowledge of the area, experience, common sense all comes into play. Never play “follow the leader” without doing your due diligence.
From a personal experience, a couple years ago I was group riding on snowmobiles in Canada. The group had a scheduled lake crossing to make it to their next destination in a timely fashion. In Canada most trails are marked across lakes to ensure their safety....that’s not good enough for me... so,..I personally made a point of finding some local fishermen the night before, bought them a couple drinks at the outfitter we were staying at and requested they take take me on to the lake to drill a couple test holes. It took about 15 minutes and they were glad to do it and we had fun considering they couldn’t speak a lick of English!
My point is do whatever it takes to ensure your safety and confidence and NEVER follow anyone off a cliff!
Great question by the way!
Dan
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At least you were on a sled, imagine those guys that drive the big rigs up there across the lakes... that's pretty crazy and no room for error that's for sure.