8.30am – Thick ice in Rush Cutters down to 40-50 on other side of main basin. Water in gorge either side. Some snow effect still in places and some rubbish thrown on the ice. Ice hard and silent. Good skate if you pick your spots.

Weed ruining the surface in Rush Cutters as the day warms and beware thin ice as you head up towards the neck. Skate early with a frost (if the ice holds)!