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Gone4Fishn	Posted: Dec 13, 2018 - 04:35 pm #permalink #1
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 139 Member No.: 13018 Joined: January 09, 2017	“the man was taking his recently purchase snowmobile for a test drive when he went through the ice.” https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/90795...n-chemong-lake/ Stay Safe

BootScoot	Posted: Dec 13, 2018 - 07:48 pm #permalink #2
Fry Group: Members Posts: 33 Member No.: 891 Joined: November 19, 2011	How much ice is on chemong?

chazD	Posted: Dec 13, 2018 - 08:09 pm #permalink #3
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1887 Member No.: 11172 Joined: February 06, 2016	Apparently not enough to support snowmobiles or atv's yet. I also heard it happened close to the causeway. There is current there, so the ice I'm sure was not very strong.

nineinches	Posted: Dec 13, 2018 - 09:36 pm #permalink #4
Adult Trout Group: Members Posts: 257 Member No.: 473 Joined: March 02, 2011	Was below the causeway and found 5-6 consistent inches of ice. Driving a snowmobile on the ice at night on early ice? Not too smart but happens every year.

tjames

Posted: Dec 14, 2018 - 10:10 am

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QUOTE (nineinches @ Dec 13, 2018 - 10:36 pm)

Was below the causeway and found 5-6 consistent inches of ice. Driving a snowmobile on the ice at night on early ice? Not too smart but happens every year.

Beyond those 5" is open water. I was at Chemong yesterday and could see below the causeway in the middle of the lake was open water, and its open water at the causeway tunnel. Theres also a massive pressure crack in the middle thats open water from east to west.

Near the shore is safe but to snowmobile the whole lake is not.

nocod	Posted: Dec 14, 2018 - 10:45 am #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1969 Member No.: 401 Joined: February 25, 2011	That's going to hurt the pocketbook, when the ministry gets involved .

FatRap

Posted: Dec 14, 2018 - 10:55 am

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QUOTE (nocod @ Dec 14, 2018 - 12:45 pm)

That's going to hurt the pocketbook, when the ministry gets involved .

If it is a brand new sled there goes his warranty as well if he brings it back to the dealer for repair.

N4X1Z0	Posted: Dec 17, 2018 - 01:03 am #permalink #8
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 179 Member No.: 12473 Joined: November 07, 2016	An expensive mistake. The reason he was on the lake is probably because there is no snow anywhere due to the warmer temps, which does not make for thicker ice. In case there was any doubt 4 inches doesn't support sleds or atv's.

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