Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club
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| 13th July 2010 8.18pm |
Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club |
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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.
Having a tow rope on hand works well for this.
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| Natural Ice Reports for 2010 | |
| Skate Hire Staveley : Staveley Store: 033030859 | |
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Tuesday
13th July 7.54pm: Mt Cheeseman Ice Rink From Ron James by Email |
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Unfortunately the Mt Cheeseman Ice Rink has been let go
to an unusable state. Ex Cheeseman Ice Rink, Photo by Ron James |
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Tuesday
13th July 6.45pm: Lake Wakatipu From TV3 News. |
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| Part of Lake Wakatipu has frozen over after 20 heavy frosts, Link to TV3 News Item here | |
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Tuesday
13th July 5.58pm: Lake 35 From Joe Morgan by txt and Ron James by Phone. |
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Lake 35 a new Lake just off the Coleridge Road. (Google
Earth Co-ordinates 43,22'05.17 S, 171,36'02.24 E) Has potential, Chris and Ron had a skate but it was very marginal.  Dodgy thin Ice at Lake 35. Photo by Ron James  Chris and Ron trying to stand still on thin Ice on Lake 35 Photo by Ron James |
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Tuesday
13th July 5.58pm: Stavely Ice Rink From Joe Morgan by txt and Ron James by Phone. |
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Skated on Stavely Ice Rink which is open, pavlova on the
upper rink but the lower rink is OK. Possible night skate at Stavely Ice
Rink tomorrow night, though temperatures are warm up here today. Top Rink at Staveley today wet and mushy Photo by Ron James  Bottom Rink at Stavely, firm and skateable Photo by Ron James |
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Tuesday
13th July 5.58pm: Lake Lyndon From Joe Morgan by txt and Ron James by Phone.. |
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Lyndon not skateable, quite thin at A Frame end and
pavlova, too many rocks at the car park end. Rough snow Ice at Lyndon today. Photo by Ron James |
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| Tuesday 13th July 5.56pm: Lake Clearwater, Lake Camp and Lake Emma. From Fred van Slooten by Phone. | |
| Lots of Ice up here today we skated on Clearwater, Emma and several surrounding Lakes, the Ice is all softening and we need a good frost tonight to firm things up. | |
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Tuesday
13th July 9.10am: Mt Lyford Ice Rink From Claudine Barnes by email. |
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Mt Lyford ice rink will be open for ice skating today
11-2 pm
and tonight 7-9 Tuesday 13 July. Here for more info or Phone: 03 3156523 |
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Sunday 11th July 10.38pm: Lake Clearwater From Ange Boyes by Facebook |
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Lake Clearwater - yep, we got our skates on and had a
skate here. Lots of Ice at Lake Clearwater, Photo by Ange Boyes |
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Saturday 10th July 10.38pm: Pukaki Spillway From Ange Boyes by Facebook |
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Lake Pukaki Spillway. Frozen enough to skate on but very
fractured ice underneath top surface. |
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Saturday 10th July 10.38pm: Fairlie Ice Rink From Ange Boyes by Facebook |
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Fairlie Ice Rink. Skateable but not open. Fairlie, looking Good, Photo by Ange Boyes |
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Monday
12th July 8.31am: Mt Lyford Ice Rink From Claudine Barnes by email. |
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| Mt Lyford ice rink will be open for ice skating today 11-2 pm and tonight 7-9 Sunday 12 July. Here for more info or Phone: 03 3156523 | |
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Sunday 11th July 11.58pm: Red Lakes East and West From Ron James by email |
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75mm + ice on both Red Lake East and West, slightly
rain effected. West is better than East still mostly nice Ice. Red Lakes West, Photo by Ron James |
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Sunday 10th July 11.58pm: Lake Evelyn From Ron James by email |
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Lake Evelyn great ice on the shaded side Chris, Jeff, Laura and Ron, Photo from Ron James |
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Sunday 11th July 8.45am: Mt Lyford Ice Rink From Claudine Barnes by email. |
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Mt Lyford ice rink will be open for ice skating today
11-2 pm
and tonight 7-9 Sunday 11 July. Here for more info or Phone: 03 3156523 |
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Saturday 10th July 9.28pm: Lake Lyndon From Lance Archibald by Facebook |
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Reasonable Ice at Lake Lyndon on the South end, some
snow on the ice and surrounding area  Lance skating at Lyndon, Photo by Cherie McKnight |
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Saturday 10th July 9.28pm: Lake Ida From Jeremy Walsh by email |
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Good few hours skating
at Lake Ida this afternoon. Ice is 10-15 cm thick and smooth. Jeremy and Lucy Jane Walsh, Photo by Jeremy Walsh |
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Saturday 10th July 8.08pm: Red Lakes East and West From Ron James by email |
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Red Lake East Skateable 40-50mm, Red Lake West thin'ish
and noisy. Red Lakes East Photo by Ron James |
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Saturday 10th July 8.08pm: Lake Evelyn From Ron James by email |
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Lots of Ice apart from a few spring holes. Used the
rescue gear today as a friend fell through, had to use the rope as he
dropped his hockey stick when he fell in. Home base on Lake Evelyn, Photo by Ron James |
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Saturday 10th July 7.45pm: Lake Middleton From John Ellis by Facebook |
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| Lake Middleton was skateable today Tony had a blast. | |
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Saturday 10th July 7.04pm: Poolburn Dam From David Young by email |
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Ice covered in snow - 15 cm of ice, skateable - but slow
(a good workout!). Great fun in perfect weather - perfect for NZ's highest
scratch hockey game (Dunedin crew).Track very muddy as day warms. Hockey at Poolburn Photo by David Young |
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Saturday 10th July 7.04pm: Coalpit Dam From David Young by email |
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| Good ice on shady side - down to about 40mm 3/4 way across. Skated the length of the dam. | |
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Saturday 10th July 7.04pm: Idaburn Dam From David Young by email |
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| thick ice in main area.(13cm Thanks Dave Richards/Ryan Hellyer). Rough in places from curling but an ok skate. Holding well (so far) as temp increases during the day. | |
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Saturday 10th July 7.04pm: Manorburn Dam From David Young by email |
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| Good ice in centre basin. Debris at edge but good skating further out. Ice thickening in other areas as frosts continue. Morning skate is best. | |
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Friday
9th July 8.15am: Idaburn Dam From David Young by email |
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| Plenty of Ice at Idaburn, Main are has light snow cover but the surface is OK for skating on, just a bit rough. The Roads are frosty if travelling early. | |
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Friday
9th July 2.53am: Lake Evelyn From Clive Murphie |
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The Weather reports were right, 19 people enjoyed another
great skate at Lake Evelyn tonight.!!!!! About half the lake is frozen
with 90-100mm black ice. it will last well if there is no snow. A good night was had by all, Photo by Ron James  Onesie's were the dress of choice: Lucinda, Olivia, Saskia, and Tessa. Photo by Ron James |
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| Thursday 8th July 11.22am: Lake Camp and Lake Clearwater, From Alan Knowles by txt. | |
| Lake Camp and Lake Clearwater, good skate yesterday on 80mm of ice. | |
| Other Places to visit for Skating Videos and Photos | |
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Joe's You Tube site:here David Young's Blog: here Ryan Hellyer's Homepages: here |
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29th May to Wednesday 7th July 2009(3)Thursday 9th July to Saturday 15th August 2009(2)Tuesday 30th June to Tuesday 8th July 2009 Sunday 6th June to Saturday 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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