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Cobalt · 03-01-2007, 07:36 AM

A few years ago I witnessed a snowmbiler get injured after running across an ice skating rink that was plowed 50 yards off shore. After running across the pile of snow along the edge, the machine went slightly sideways across the ice when it hit the other ridge of snow and flipped. The machine was not travelling at excessive speed, and the snow pile was not that high. As a result, the rink was not very visible from the snowbiler's perspective and contributed to the accident.

I believe it would be helpful that anytime something unnatural affects the lake, such as running a circulator around a dock, some type of warning should be visible. A branch or stick with reflective tape spaced along a plowed road on the ice or a skating rink may help prevent serious injuries in the future.

We are all in this together, and need to consider how our actions may impact others.

03-01-2007, 07:36 AM	#9
Cobalt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 130 Thanks: 70 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Plowing the Lake A few years ago I witnessed a snowmbiler get injured after running across an ice skating rink that was plowed 50 yards off shore. After running across the pile of snow along the edge, the machine went slightly sideways across the ice when it hit the other ridge of snow and flipped. The machine was not travelling at excessive speed, and the snow pile was not that high. As a result, the rink was not very visible from the snowbiler's perspective and contributed to the accident. I believe it would be helpful that anytime something unnatural affects the lake, such as running a circulator around a dock, some type of warning should be visible. A branch or stick with reflective tape spaced along a plowed road on the ice or a skating rink may help prevent serious injuries in the future. We are all in this together, and need to consider how our actions may impact others.