Roads have been in place for a few weeks, but with the goofy weather nobody was maintaining them until the pressure ridges froze up. The cold this past few days has tightened a few of the cracks up.
My buddy Mark put his truck through, butt end first right to the tailgate, into the big ridge at Whiskey two weeks ago. Where he did that there has been a little roadway chiseled through to allow one vehicle through at a time, you have to watch for it as it is a little slalom course. The road around the Shammis ridge goes a few hundred yards east, almost to the shore, before crossing and returning to the 12 Mile Portage.
Cars, vans and trucks were all over the lake yesterday. There is 16" of good ice pretty well everywhere that allows normal travel. As usually stated, if you are unfamiliar with the routes of the normal ice roads, stay off or go with somebody who knows. Don't go venturing off the roads.
Stay safe,
Glen
