Ice team reports the first ice on the Weissensee in the 2021/2022 season
The first ice on the Weissensee in the 2021/2022 season is a fact. The western part of the mountain lake traditionally freezes fastest. Further reports temper the enthusiasm: snow is covering everything.
The first ice on the Weissensee
- Ice master Norbert Jank's team reported the first ice on the Weissensee last Saturday. The exact thickness is not yet known.
During the winter months this ‘ice team’ looks after the largest prepared ice surface there is, the Weissensee in Carinthia.
The frozen west part of the Weissensee already under a layer of snow
“The latest snowfall covered the west part of the Weissensee completely in no time”, says Bernhard Jank on natureislauf.at. “Now we are hoping for cold and no further snowfall in the days ahead…”
But, as the ice team knows from experience, all of that remains to be seen. Jank: “We cannot influence the weather.”
Will the 2022 Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour go ahead?
Lovers of natural ice hope the Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour goes ahead. Normally this tour, an experience not to be missed , almost always goes ahead. But last year the corona situation in the way.
Where things stand now is an open question, as variants of COVID-19 are overwhelming Europe. The organisation has said on what date the decision about the 2022 edition will be taken.
On this day we will know more. Given the many different lockdowns, there is a chance the unvaccinated will not be allowed to take part. Austria is considering extending the lockdown for that group.
Snow turned out badly last year
Last year we wrote about snow as both ‘jewel’ and ‘devil’ for skating enthusiasts on the Weissensee.
- The latter role dominated that season. Early snow delayed the growth of the ice. Then a good metre of fresh snow was added.
- Despite everything the ice team managed to openthe small lake. At Christmas there was plenty of skating.
- But after that it was over and done with, thanks to a dump of 1.40 metres of snow: the Weissensee gave way. The amount of snow was simply too immense.
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