Why We Love Ice
Posted in the 2011 Blog on February 21
In the Northeast we have had a snowy winter in 2011. A few days ago all the ice in Vermont and northern New York was under snow, usually with a thick slush layer between the underlying ice and the dry snow on the surface. Two warm days melted most of the dry snow into the slush and a couple days of cold, windy days froze the exposed slush. We went from ice nowhere to ice everywhere.
On Sunday February 20th, a group of us skated for 20 miles on southern Lake George. Surrounded by mountains rising as much as 2,300 feet above the lake, a cloudless sky and light winds made for a perfect day. This is one of many reasons we love lake ice. Click here for a few pictures from the trip.
Vermont Nordic Skating is an informal group of skaters in Northern New England. If you are interested in getting involved, get in touch with them.
Bob
