Fairbanks Snow Travelers

I thought this was a piece of helpful info and something I know we all wondered about.

How thick is safe?

2 inches: one person on foot

3 inches: a group of people traveling single file

7.5 inches: supports a two-ton car

8 inches: supports up to a 2.5-ton light truck

10 inches: supports up to a 3.5-ton truck

12 inches: heavy truck 7 to 8 tons

15 inches: holds up to 10 tons

20 inches: holds up to 25 tons.

Source: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

That must be under ideal conditions, Personally, I like double those figures.

Back in the Cold War, SAC used to brief its airborne alert crews as to where it was safe to use frozen lakes as emergency landing fields. I do not know what a loaded B-52 weighs but I know it's heavy!

Paul

Jan 1, Chena lakes had 3 feet of ice.