Ice safety lesson from the master

[sardog1]

Nobody knows ice better:

Slip slidin' away.

(You may not be able to view this at work. But it is most assuredly rated "G". Get the kids ready when you try it at home.)

 

[--M.]

There was a video a couple years back about a guy who demonstrated how a skier can extract himself after immersion, but I can't find it anymore. Anyone have a new url? As I recall, he did make it through the lesson, but just barely before needing intervention. Tough to get the skis off before succumbing!

 

[DougPaul]

There was a video a couple years back about a guy who demonstrated how a skier can extract himself after immersion, but I can't find it anymore. Anyone have a new url? As I recall, he did make it through the lesson, but just barely before needing intervention. Tough to get the skis off before succumbing!

http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/kinrec/research/people/giesbrecht.html

There are a bunch of pdfs under "Seminars and Lectures" and some video under the link to the article in Outside Magazine.

also:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/physed/research/people/giesbrecht/Discovery_ice_water_response.rm
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/physed/research/people/giesbrecht/Discovery_Night_survival.rm
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/physed/research/people/giesbrecht/Discovery_Night_swim.rm

Doug

 

[--M.]

Yes, that's it, real good stuff! We were out on Ethan Pond this weekend, totally windblown, had to be frozen through. I nonetheless thought of that footage and we kept near the edge.