Ice Thickness Safety Chart

One person on foot or skates.

Ice thickness safety chart. Ways to check ice thickness. A 3 1 2 tons truck. Get an ice update.

This table is for clear blue ice on lakes. Medium truck 31 2 ton gross ice thickness permissible load 12 inches. Temperature snow cover currents springs and rough fish all affect the relative safety of ice.

Because there can be many variations in the structure thickness temperature and strength of an ice sheet it is essential to carry out some fairly simple field observations of the ice sheet you want to use to support a load. Before heading out on ice. Check the ice at least every 150 feet.

One person cross county skiing. Ice safety tips for walking fishing driving and more. Exercise extreme caution when using vehicles on ice and go with someone who s familiar with the area.

Thickness of ice load or activity. In cm 1 3 4 4 5. Also don t drive in a group.

It can be two feet thick in one place and one inch thick a few yards away. A 2 1 2 tons truck. Safe ice thickness ice thickness permissible load 3 inches.

Crrel ice load chart. Four inches is the minimum ice thickness for walking. Print out and post this ice thickness safety chart at your lakefront property for everyone to see.

Ice safety before you head outside. Single person on foot 4 inches. A 7 8 tons truck.

If you are unsure if the ice is safe don t take your chances. Ice is seldom the same thickness over a single body of water. Group in single file 71 2 inches.

What you need to know. Always go with a buddy. The american pulpwood association has published a handy reference chart that gives a good rule of thumb for pond and lake ice thickness.

In the wintertime outdoor enthusiasts frequently need to know how thick the ice is and whether it is safe to walk across it. Graphs have been developed by researchers which include. Passenger car 2 ton gross 8 inches.

Snowmobile or smaller atv groups of people walking in a single line. As the chart above shows ice needs to be at least 8 inches thick to hold a small pickup ruck. Canadian field data graph.