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What to do with this?
I’m trying to figure out what to do with this site. It appears to have been a dud idea as no one ended up using it unfortunately.
Any ideas? The best I can come up with is to move it all to a sub-domain of ryan.hellyer.kiwi as a historical archive.
Probably the last ice reports for 2011
More ice reports are available on Chip off the ice block …
Alexandra weather
The NIWA weather report for Alexandra indicates that there was a -2°. C frost last night and the current downward track indicates that we may get an even better frost this evening, so if anyone out there is desperately looking for some ice to skate on, then the Lower Manorburn dam may be the best place to check out.
NIWA temperature trace for Alexandra
Manorburn Thursday
Frost again and skated this morning. 4…6cm ice – a bit sticky surface.
Via txt from Helena
Idaburn dam report
Marginal ice, may have been okay in the morning but softened in sun by the time we checked inthe late afternoon. Ice thickness approx. 20 mm.
Night skating
Skating under the stars can be a fantastic way to experience the ice. A great spot for skating at night is the middle basin of the Lower Manorburn dam. The following photo was taken in Rush Cutters bay. Car headlights can be used to illuminate the ice. The cold temperatures should prevent the engine from overheating while running in neutral for longer periods of time, but if you are at all concerned, just open your bonnet and turn your heaters on full to ensure the engine remains cool (be careful you don’t over chill it though!).
Killer Keas pond hockey on Poolburn
Here are some photos from the Dunedin Killer Keas ice hockey teams venture onto the ice at Poolburn reservoir in July 2010.
From left: Edward Waite, Pip, ????, Peter Wallis, John Clark, Ben Wallis (front), David Richards, Anna Craw, Ryan Hellyer (standing), Hernisha Fakir, ????
From left: Hernisha Fakir, Ryan Hellyer, Ben Wallis
From left: Edward Waite, David Richards, John Clark, Ben Wallis
From left: Ryan Hellyer, John Clark, Anna Craw, Pip, Ben Wallis, David Richards.
From left: Anna Craw, Edward Waite, Ben Wallis, John Clark, Pip, Ryan Hellyer, David Richards, Hernisha Fakir.
Downhill skating at Poolburn
Video footage of me (Ryan Hellyer) skating downhill at Poolburn reservoir in July 2010. Skating was very tricky due to big holes in the ice. I was constantly falling into ruts in the ice and occasionally my feet would drop right through and hit the mud underneath.
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Thanks to David Patchett for the camera work.