So which one of you took our spot at the lake?!

[saveourpens 0]

Some of you may remember me posting about how we found a spot for pond hockey at Panther Hollow Lake in Schenley Park. We had a bucket brigade and then poured water over a big spot of the lake. Then it snowed and it probably covered up our work.

So my brother and me go back today and notice that our spot has some great ice on it. Someone probably expounded on what we did and we noticed that someone had already skated on it. I figure that that person might be on this board since I posted about Panther Hollow Lake on here.

If you're here, how did you get the ice to be so good? Do you have a pressure hose or something?

[bigmack 0]

Wow outdoor hockey. How cold does it get in Pits?

[TheSnake22 0]

current temperature = 1 degree F, today's high = 9 degrees F

[All Torhs Team 0]

current temperature = 1 degree F, today's high = 9 degrees F

Schools closed today in Illinois. Radio says its to cold.

[KYHockey3 0]

current temperature = 1 degree F, today's high = 9 degrees F

Schools closed today in Illinois. Radio says its to cold.

whats your schools rules about that?

our schools are closed too, but its due to snow.

i think its got to be -24 for us to be out of school due to coldness

[drisco487 0]

im out of school just cause i had a school ski trip this weekend to sugarloaf mountain and sooo i wanna miss today

[All Torhs Team 0]

Its -25 with windshield, I dont know what else.

[bheidepr 0]

School is closed due to negative windchill factor (in the -20's supposedly)

[DANGLESHOW 0]

Its -25 with windshield, I dont know what else.

hey matt did all bloomington/normal schools get out? all schools in springfield are still in

[pat19 0]

windshield lol... its windchill

i've had no school because of it being so cold but it's only happened once.

[All Torhs Team 0]

Its -25 with windshield, I dont know what else.

hey matt did all bloomington/normal schools get out? all schools in springfield are still in

Half of us got out, others didnt. Depends on the District.

[TBLfan 25]

down in florida we get hurricane days... kinda sucks because you can't go make snow angels in the middle of a tropical storm :(

...but flying kites is really easy with 40+ mph winds! :D

[usahockey22 0]

down in florida we get hurricane days... kinda sucks because you can't go make snow angels in the middle of a tropical storm :(

...but flying kites is really easy with 40+ mph winds! :D

Do you kitesurf?

[hocckey77 0]

current temperature = 1 degree F, today's high = 9 degrees F

Schools closed today in Illinois. Radio says its to cold.

not mine.. and we have to walk outside for extended periods of time

[Jake 0]

Hey sop, does pouring water on the ice get rid of the snow effectively?

[willy0314 0]

Hey sop, does pouring water on the ice get rid of the snow effectively?

No it will make for crap ice. Try to brush off as much of the snow as you can, unless you can get some warm water, and enough of it that it will melt the snow completely before it freezes. some on the guys who have backyard rinks can chime in.

[oggy_3 0]

when i go to water my rink i take a broom and sweep it so no snow then water.

[ShaneyB 0]

my school was closed for 2 days in London because we had 3cm of snow :D

[Langenbrunner15 0]

Would cold water be fine, or is hot water going to make a big difference?

[JR Boucicaut 3789]

Ever see a Zamboni up close? Ever wonder why there is steam?

[saveourpens 0]

This site gives some good tips.

http://www.hpurchase.com/lakerink.htm

Today was another great one for pond hockey in Pittsburgh.

"I have read many times that hot water makes for a stronger, smoother ice surface. It won't chip up like a surface made from cold water. But I have also read that cold water builds up the ice depth better. This makes sense because hot water will evaporate more than cold water will thus leaving less water on the surface to freeze. In light of that ... hot water floods would be best just before a skating session and the cold water floods would be best when flooding several times in a row, trying to build up ice depth."