Thin ice at the Narrows
Just wanted to throw out a cautionary tale so no one gets into trouble the next couple of weeks on Slave Lake.
I was coming off the ice today on an atv and my rear tire broke through. I looked back and luckily momentum put me forward 20 yards and was ok. I walked back to check thinking it was refrozen overflow and brought a pole from my pop up and used it to check the ice. Was about 2” there. Put the 5’ pole in the water and didn’t hit bottom. Looked ahead and there was an open hole. Walked over and peeked in and same thing over 5’ deep. Looked left and same thing. Surrounded by open holes on all sides on what seemed like the main trail.
This was about 2kms from the shore. The shore is a mess of water but solid underneath for a few hundred yards out from shore.
About 300 yards west of the trail I was on a truck was towing a holiday trailer off the ice. I was able to back out and get on that track and made it back.
Ice is wildly unpredictable and inconsistent. Ensure you are on the main trail!
Stay safe out there!
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