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... and everyone was out having fun on the frozen sea.

Thought it'd get into the trend of posting some pictures.

The ferry came past and broke up the ice



The skaters just stay clear of the broken channel









An ice-boat. Can go over the ice or through the water.



My son Viggo a bit disappointed that we forgot his skates.



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rlopes said:
Hi,

These are ibcredible!... Forgive my ignorance, but how safe is this?...
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Good question. It is fairly safe but people do training classes in what to do if you fall through the ice. Most people have small ice picks hanging around their neck to help pull themselves out of the water if they go in, and many carry a rescue rope, spare clothes and a pack which provides buoyancy .

However I have heard of a few tragedies, although not out here on the sea but in lakes.

Most people go in a group with some experienced leaders. We carry poles with a sharp point for testing the thickness of the ice.

A few years ago there was a strange occurence where the ice basically just fell apart leaving 300 people floating at sea. Some as far as 30km (or was it 5okm) from shore. Everyone was rescued safely. It made for some amazing TV coverage of all the people lying on blocks of ice floating around.

Lots of other fun stories to tell ...
rlopes said:
Here in the UK we recently had people diying cause of walking on frozen lakes...

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Love to skate on a lake with ice that's meter thick, but this sounds like too much drama = risk. Thanks for posting, I used to live So. of where you are.

Leswick
 
mycket trevligt!

Stockholm is just lovely...
 
Why are people skating with these skiing sticks? Do you know? I skate on the lakes over here (The Netherlands) and, as you may be know, it is our national sport. On good days whole lakes like those on your picture are crowded with people. But none have these sticks. Do you know why people use them over there? Just wondering. Thanks for the pictures of beautiful Sweden!
 
I think in England you are less used to ice and how to test it. In The Netherlands iceskating is the nr 1 sport. Sweden, which is a tad colder in the south and much colder the further north you go, is may be even better. Otoh: Holland is the nr1 in icespeedskating. We are wordlchampions (men allround) almost all the time. So even though it is less cold over here than in virtually whole Sweden, we are mor experienced on ice I guess and could have more experience with natural ice.

So when you are very young, you test it when the frost sets in. Every kid knows how to do it and knows: 5 cm is enough for people to walk on and to skate with some people. 8 cm is enough for a crowd. For skating on large lakes with large crowds, 15 cm is needed. In the Netherlands every comunity has their people to test the ice and then they place a sign like "ice not okey! Danger!".

So if you are not used to it and you just start walking, you'll be in trouble. Bad ice won't make a sound. You'll just fall threw. Cracking sounds are okay, but you need to know what crack is okay and what crack is wrong etcetc....English people are not experienced, hence they get in trouble. Other people, more used to ice won't have that problem. Despite millions on the ice over here, rarely ever you here of people dying because they fell threw it...

As with many things: it is safe, if you are experienced.
 
Glad you like the images.

I guess the main reason is to test the thickness of the ice (that's why I have them).

Lots of old-timers -- there are several local skaters over 75 but you don't have to be that old :) -- carry just one stick with a sharp metal point which has steps in it to easily see how far the point penetrated the ice.

Of course they do make skating into the wind easier if you have two poles (like you see the one person using them for).

On the lakes (and many of them are also crowded like you describe) you don't see them so much, but on the ocean they are very common.

regards
Guy

P.S. They are much sturdier than skiing poles and most of them can clamp together so that when skating you can carry it in front of you cradled in in your arms. Quite comfortable really.
Jorginho said:
Why are people skating with these skiing sticks? Do you know? I skate on the lakes over here (The Netherlands) and, as you may be know, it is our national sport. On good days whole lakes like those on your picture are crowded with people. But none have these sticks. Do you know why people use them over there? Just wondering. Thanks for the pictures of beautiful Sweden!
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Jag saknar Stockholm så att se foton hemmifrån är mycket trevligt.

Vi brukade göra så i Lännersta på väg ut till Värmdö när jag var ung & innan jag flyttade till USA.

Goda tider - goda tider

God fortsättning på det nya året.

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Nice images!

Love to do some skating as well when I see them!
Michel
A Guy Platt said:
... and everyone was out having fun on the frozen sea.

Thought it'd get into the trend of posting some pictures.
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A Guy Platt said:
Happiness - I am always happy (even now).

http://guyplatt.com
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