Using River Trails

[Geronimo!]

For you naysayers on traversing across frozen rivers/lakes, what would you think about measuring the ice every few hundred feet, then continuing so long as the ice was above, say, 3''?

Is that safe, or would that cause you to be more prone to falling through the ice?

[red lake]

Lakes are often worse to walk on because the snow acts as insulation and you often have slush above the ice. Clogs your snowshoes.

For those who don't know about lake slush in the winter, here is a very very good photo essay a friend of mine wrote on it.

http://wintertrekking.com/index.php?topic=75.0

[wildWoman]

For you naysayers on traversing across frozen rivers/lakes, what would you think about measuring the ice every few hundred feet, then continuing so long as the ice was above, say, 3''?

Is that safe, or would that cause you to be more prone to falling through the ice?

I would avoid going on a frozen body of water you're unfamiliar with. The ice is not the same thickness everywhere, where you have a strong current and shallow water underneath, it prevents the ice from getting thick. So you'd need to measure the thickness at different intervals in different places.
Personally, I don't go on ice thinner than 4" at all and only walk for any length on 6" ice or thicker, which allows for a larger safety margin when you consider it won't be 6" all over.

If you must go out on any frozen body of water, ALWAYS have a tool tied to your body that will allow you to get yourself out if you go through (see RBB's post above).
Not doing so is inexcusable and may cost you your life.

[RBB]

I never use ice trails, I'm just too afraid the ice might break. It's almost impossible to get to the surface again.

Instead, I usually walk on the banks if possible. Or if I have to, I walk on the edge of the ice. As close to the river bank as possible

Walking on the banks just wouldn't work on most rivers around here. Too much brush.

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