Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club
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| 9th July 2009 1.44pm |
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DISCLAIMER: These reports are based on: phone calls, emails, trips to the ice, lakes and ponds. Please NOTE that YOU SKATE AT YOUR OWN RISK and these reports only give you an idea of what to expect when you arrive. Conditions can change very quickly in the mountains and though we make every effort to keep these reports current in season, please be careful when skating.
Remember: ICE SKATING on NATURAL ICE can be dangerous.
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Ice Skating Locations |
Natural Ice Reports for 2009 |
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Skate Hire Staveley: Staveley Store: 03 3030 859 |
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Tuesday
8th July 2009 7.08pm:
Idaburn Dam From David Young by email |
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A good coverage of ice - good
skating all over. |
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Tuesday
8th July 2009 7.08pm:
Poolburn Dam From David Young by email |
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Thick ice in the northern bay, a
light snow coverage - bit crunchy - slow skating. The access Track was
frozen first thing then turned muddy mid morning. |
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Monday 6th July 2009 11.50pm:
Red Lakes From Fred van Slooten by email |
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For Sunday: Red Lakes. Snow ice on top and slushy.
Would be skateable after a frost but will be rough.  Snow on the Red Lakes: Photo Fred van Slooten. |
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Monday
6th July 2009 11.50pm: Lake Lyndon From Fred van Slooten by email |
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For Sunday: Lyndon has snow on it so its marginal.
Will also be rough if it refreezes. |
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Sunday 5th July 2009 9.51pm:
Poolburn Dam From David Young by email |
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A hard but rough surface. Thick ice in North bay. Water
showing around some of the rocks, and cracks in other parts of lake. Great skate and wind powered skate. Weather was bleak. Fantastic place. The track was muddy and slushy in parts. Needs a 4wd. (Plan for the unexpected) Update coming next Friday or Sat  A Kitewing powered skate. Photo by Dave Patchett Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbDucZU_EWE  Kite powered, looks like fun. Photo by Dave Patchett Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxlVVK9JUZ8  Our regular Natural Ice Reporters meet up: David Young, Dave Patchett and Alan Knowles at Poolburn Dam. Photo David Young |
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Sunday 5th July 2009 9.51pm:
Manorburn Dam From David Young by email |
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| Plenty of ice but still its covered in snow slush. Frost will fix. | |
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Sunday 5th July 2009 9.51pm:
Tasman Glacier lake From David Young by email |
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| Snowed out | |
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Sunday 5th July 2009 9.51pm:
Idaburn Dam From David Young by email |
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| 6.30pm Night skate - Fresh wind on ice. Surface in main basin smooth but soft in places. A frost will hold. | |
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Saturday 4th July 2009 5.58pm:
Poolburn Dam From David Young by txt. |
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| Poolburn Dam is covered in a crusty ice, very hard skating. The access track is very bad. | |
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Saturday 4th July 2009 5.58pm:
Manorburn Dam From David Young by txt. |
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| Manorburn has plenty of ice covered in wet snow, should be good with a refreeze | |
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Saturday 4th July 2009 11.58am:
Idaburn Dam From David Young by txt. |
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| Good Skating in the Idaburn Gorge, A good ice surface: wet but hard ice. | |
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Thursday 2nd July 2009 12.08pm:
Hooker Lake From Alan Knowles by email |
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One and a half hour walk to the lake, a dusting of snow
when we arrived and bombproof ice, too deep to measure. Smooth black ice and
fast with shallow snow drifts which were easy to avoid. The snow started
falling and was 100mm deep when we left at 3 pm, but easily light enough to
skate through. No noises whatever from the ice!!!! Mark Eastern skating in the snow on the Hooker Lake: Photo by Alan Knowles  Mark Eastern on the Hooker Lake: Photo by Alan Knowles |
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| Wednesday 1st July 2009 12.08pm: Tasman Glacier Lake From Alan Knowles by email | |
Half hour walk to the lake. Ice depth 8cm at southern end
tapering to 3cm and open water to north. Kilometres of good ice with
parallel cracks seeping water into fine 3mm snow cover. Big bergs and lots
of them, though one rolled over in frightening fashion and noisy ice.
Spectacular! Mark Eastern skating on the Tasman Glacier Lake: Photo by Alan Knowles  Mark Eastern skating past a big burg: Photo by Alan Knowles |
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| Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm: Poolburn Dam (Poolburn Reservoir) From David Young by email | |
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A NEW PLACE TO SKATE Best of all today was Poolburn Dam. Fantastic scenery. The North part of the dam was too thick to drill through. Ice on the north side was a little lumpy with skiffs of powder snow. Great ice on South half of the dam. The whole was dam frozen in. An awesome skate. The area is huge with islands and rocks to skate around. Note: the road (from Ida Valley) is officially closed and I would recommend a 4WD and some brains. Area is bleak and would be tough in bad weather. Don't go if there is snow on the range or on the way up or unsettled forecast (or with unreliable transport.... or people!). Most fantastic place I have skated yet. Wow!  Taking a rest on Poolburn Dam: Photo David Young  Snow Ice drifts on Poolburn Dam: Photo David Young  Some of the Islands on Poolburn Dam: Photo David Young |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm:
Coalpit Dam From David Young by email |
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| Coalpit Dam - nearly half of the lake thick enough to skate. Bit of light powder snow but otherwise ok. It will soften in the sun and need frosts. | |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm:
Lower Coalpit Dam From David Young by email |
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| Lower Coalpit. Ok in the shade only. It will soften in the sun and need frosts. | |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm:
Hoffmans Dam From David Young by email |
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Hoffman Dam - all skateable - 60 - 80 mm. It will soften
in the sun and need frosts. Hoffman's Dam, Photo By David Young |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm:
Mathias Dam From David Young by email |
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A NEW PLACE TO SKATE Had a skate on Mathias Dam near Patearoa. Snow ice that won't last. It will soften in the sun and need frosts.  Mathias Dam, Photo by David Young |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm:
Idaburn Dam From David Young by email |
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| Idaburn - looking good - if the cold weather stays! | |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 7.34pm:
Eweburn Dam From David Young by email |
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A NEW PLACE TO SKATE Eweburn - snow ice on most of the dam. Had a creaky skate. Won't last  Eweburn Dam, Photo by David Young |
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Tuesday 30th June 2009 2.28pm:
Clearwater From Alan Knowles, by txt |
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| Lots of new open water on Clearwater and Camp. Ice has 5mm of snow on it. Plenty of still skateable ice. | |
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2009
Sunday 6th June to Sat 28th June 2008 Saturday 31st May to Sunday 27th July See older Photos on the Photos Pages for the individual locations for Ice Skating. |
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