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    I’ve lived in Cochrane 18 years and there has been tracks cleared on this lake every winter and likely the 40 years before this. The news having one guy or group claiming credit for a drift track that’s ‘never been done before’, is hilarious. The rcmp patrol the parking lot every year too, people need to chill out. RCMP can shut down a lake in winter as easy as shutting down airspace over the Rocky Mountains.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darell_n View Post
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    I’ve lived in Cochrane 18 years and there has been tracks cleared on this lake every winter and likely the 40 years before this. The news having one guy or group claiming credit for a drift track that’s ‘never been done before’, is hilarious. The rcmp patrol the parking lot every year too, people need to chill out. RCMP can shut down a lake in winter as easy as shutting down airspace over the Rocky Mountains.
    i was out there today; 2 RCMP came in, drove down the ramp onto the lake, circled a bit then left, lol.

    I'm surprised nobody crashes into eachother there .. sketchy as shit.
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    I've been thinking of going out after work for a few laps on a weekday to avoid the ridiculous number of people. Anyone been out on a weekday? Ice still safe after the recent warm temps?
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    Quote Originally Posted by M.alex View Post
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    i was out there today; 2 RCMP came in, drove down the ramp onto the lake, circled a bit then left, lol.

    I'm surprised nobody crashes into eachother there .. sketchy as shit.
    There was a crash in the Audi event they held there

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    Quote Originally Posted by g-m View Post
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    I've been thinking of going out after work for a few laps on a weekday to avoid the ridiculous number of people. Anyone been out on a weekday? Ice still safe after the recent warm temps?
    You definitely want to go during daylight hours.
    Warm temps might be slightly slushy on surface but still sold in the core. Takes a while and a lot of energy to thaw ice that thick.

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    it could be 20c for a week and that ice isn't getting thinner.
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    It is completely bare ice out there, as of yesterday. Zero snow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darell_n View Post
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    It is completely bare ice out there, as of yesterday. Zero snow.
    Sounds like a good time to go is now.
    Lowest risk of cracking a rim or busting your side skirts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr2mike View Post
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    You definitely want to go during daylight hours.
    Warm temps might be slightly slushy on surface but still sold in the core. Takes a while and a lot of energy to thaw ice that thick.
    yea for sure I just mean leave my house around 330-4 and go for a few laps. 45 minutes or so.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo View Post
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    It wasn’t a liability issue, they just simply did not want organized driving events on the lake. Our club carried insurance before this event came to light, and parked on tarps in case of leaks, as well as stayed far away and as hidden as possible from the public boat launch and they were totally unwilling to allow anything.
    There were definitely some liability concerns, at least regarding us (SASC), when I spoke with TransAlta. TransAlta's fear was that if in the extremely unlikely event we had a dozen cars go through the ice people would still lawyer up regardless of the waiver we had them sign. And with TransAlta being the owners of the lands under the reservoir they felt the risk was unacceptable. It was a big shame because we had safety at the forefront, completely opposite to these yahoo's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DonJuan View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by DonJuan View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    Has anyone heard anything about ghost lake this year? I know it's been warm up til now. I've never been but want to take my son out to learn the ropes of driving on ice, are there any courses going on anyone knows of?

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    The guys that plowed the tracks last year are not doing it this year. You can still go on the ice, if it's safe enough, and mess around. CSCC is doing Ice Dice this year on McGregor Lake down by Milo if you wanted to do something more organized and timed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xamim View Post
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    The guys that plowed the tracks last year are not doing it this year. You can still go on the ice, if it's safe enough, and mess around. CSCC is doing Ice Dice this year on McGregor Lake down by Milo if you wanted to do something more organized and timed.
    Did the community chase them away? Every time I've been I kept thinking to myself that if I just spent $1M+ on those tiny shitboxes in Ghost Village I'd be pissed as hell having to listen to bunch of straight piped civics all day long
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xamim View Post
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    The guys that plowed the tracks last year are not doing it this year. You can still go on the ice, if it's safe enough, and mess around. CSCC is doing Ice Dice this year on McGregor Lake down by Milo if you wanted to do something more organized and timed.
    That's even better I'm only 30 mins from there.

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