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 Post subject: Pond skating
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:56 pm 
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Will the deep freeze remain thick enough to withstand today’s thaw?
It’s going to be like glass when it freezes again.

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 Post subject: Re: Pond skating
PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:42 pm 
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Only one way to find out!

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 Post subject: Re: Pond skating
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:19 am 
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Can someone tell me if the storm ponds are getting flooded with overflow or just drizzled on.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:50 am 
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Norts999 wrote:
Can someone tell me if the storm ponds are getting flooded with overflow or just drizzled on.


Only one way to find out!

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:16 pm 
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Norts999 wrote:
Can someone tell me if the storm ponds are getting flooded with overflow or just drizzled on.


I wouldn't trust these things, they're not natural bodies of water. I think this reads that you can wind up with pockets of air between the water level and an ice sheet. Sounds both neat and dangerous!

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So far the study has confirmed what most municipalities already know — ice thickness on small suburban lakes is not as certain as ice that forms on natural water bodies. It's constantly changing as runoff and drainage water flows through the ponds all year.

"A lot of time the ice covers can be safe," said Loewen. "But if they're safe on a Monday, that doesn't mean they're safe on a Friday.

"And it's that unpredictability that is the cause for concern."

Water moving through the ponds can be warmer and turbulent and melt ice faster, said Loewen. Even if water has frozen all the way to the bottom of a shallow section, channels of water can still cut through it.

Another contributing factor is road salt, he said. Depending on how much is applied to nearby roads and how much runs off into ponds, it can also speed up thawing.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/al ... e28091519/

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 Post subject: Re: Pond skating
PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:47 am 
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Well luckily in Milton road salting doesn’t appear to be a thing, so no worries there.

Just keep checking out the ice very carefully. The edges freeze slower than the middle, so you’ll be able to get a good feel for how frozen it is by how close you can get to the actual ice without getting a soaker.

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Hodor wrote:
Norts999 wrote:
Can someone tell me if the storm ponds are getting flooded with overflow or just drizzled on.


Only one way to find out!

Right!
So 10 am game tomorrow, bring the kids, I will be running about 10 minutes late but you guys get started without me.

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 Post subject: Re: Pond skating
PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:41 pm 
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Resounding “no” after travelling extensively for pondage time today.
Hit the sold out 1pm and 4pm public skates today.

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Norts999 wrote:
Resounding “no” after travelling extensively for pondage time today.
Hit the sold out 1pm and 4pm public skates today.


How common are the public skates sold-outs?


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 Post subject: Re: Pond skating
PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:53 pm 
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We go a lot, and I've never seen a sold out.
The typical crowd is probably 2/3 of capacity.
Guessing a lot of people got skates for Christmas and will stop coming soon. Tim Horton's was footing the bill over the Xmas break too so that brought in some new faces.
Sucks, because Public skates during outside of school hours are slim pickings in Milton.

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 Post subject: Re: Pond skating
PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:46 pm 
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We stopped going couple of years ago. Sold outs were consistent at Sports Center.
But I would like to give it another try.

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