10.12.2003 Razliv, strong and smooth ice at West part of the lake, On Sestra river ice is thin, but good enough if fast skating.
07.12.2003 10km: ice in Lembolovo 3-7cm -
clean ice,
ice with snow,
and clean ice on the way back.
06.12.2003 Sosnovka city park - small lakes are covered with nice ice,
not very thick near the shore and thin at the middle of the lake.
23.11.2003 10km: Lembolovo
onto extremely thin ice,
which sag under skates,
in the rush,
3cm ice,
and easy skating.
22.11.2003 After thaw
new ice,
thin 1.5cm ice,
soon suitable for skating again.
01.11.2003 Despite very warm days at Lembolovo lake there is still the ice,
extra- thin and soft ice, and +3С in the air,
There ice gives cracks under skates - terrifying, and here is ok,
and sprint skating is good. Lot of feelings on this black thin ice during excellent sunny day.
26.10.2003 Lembolovo - (only in 1993 we started skating one day before - on October, 25).
Starting the winter 2003-2004 - no any fisherman on the ice yet,
4cm of thin ice covered with 2cm of powder snow.
17.10.2003 First ice in Zelenogorsk
... back
01.05.2003 Ice at Kavgolovo lakes 15cm, at the gulf - 50cm, skating is still possible, but it's dangerous!
Very long fall 2002-2003 is over!
01.04.2003 Lahta
over the crack,
sun set skating,
open water.
29.03.2003 Komarovo - Obruchev
pictures from the fortress:
ice towards the open sea,
ice towards the dam, after night frosts during the day ice bacome soft and "spring".
22-23.03.2003 Dam - Obruchev fortres - Zelenogorsk
-22.03: bay of the fortres (1),
(2),
fine ice,
back to the dam.
-23.03: snow border lies between Obruchev and Zelenogorsk.
going with the wind to infinity,
Panorama of the ice, skating pool 15x10km.
16.03.2003 Razliv
before the start,
perfect ice,
blue sky,
spring double ice.
07-09.03.2003 skating in Stockholm
09.03.2003 across fareway,
break,
08.03.2003 rest after first 15km.
07.03.2003 - night skating:
start into the night,
in the darkness,
buoy in thу sea,
finish.
15.02.2003 Ice at outfall of Neva river
out to the gulf,
view to the city,
shadow.
01-02.02.2003 Ice on the gulf
Snow that felt during a week was blown out with the wind, and the ice became again.
Ice at Lahta.
26.01.2003 Kronshtadt-Lisij Nos
0+2C, cloudy and grey, SW wind, and suddenly perfect ice along the dam, somewhere covered with thin layer of water.
Turning sailors mark near Kronshtadt - dam is at the back,
fort #4 - behind are fishermen.
25.01.2003 Fontanka and Channels
After severe frosts and snowfall - again over channels of St.-Petersburg.
22.12.2002 Excellent ice at Ladoga, despite snowfal
15.12.2002 Sestroretsk - Zelenogorsk
08.12.2002 Ushkovo - St-Petersburg
t-12С, cloudy, wind W, distance 51km.
start from Ushkovo to fort Obruchev,
fort Obruchev,
on the way to the dam,
sunset soon,
under the bridge on the dam,
sunset,
after sunset - 20km before finish,
07.12.2002 Zelenogorsk - fort Totleben - Sestroretsk
07.12.2002 St.-Petersburg - Kronshtadt - St.-Petersburg
01.12.2002 St.-Petersburg - Kronshtadt (again)
-17C, sunny, wind SE.
start before sun rise,
excellent ice,
panorama of the Vasilievskij Island.
30.11.2002 Sestroretsk - Zelenogorsk (on thin ice along the shore)
30.11.2002 St.-Petersburg - Kronshtadt (35km tour)
-15C, sunny, wind E 10m/c.
start with sun rise, fog on the open water,
bath was only in one inch,
smooth,
very smooth ice,
plenty of ice,
and ice-hummocks,
hummocks passed,
and to the dam,
break at the dam,
and lunch at old fortres.
finish at Kronshtadt,
back to the city by bus,
no ice at the other side of the dam.
24.11.2002 Lahta - St.-Petersburg
open water far away,
ice is covered with thin snow.
17.11.2002 Lahta, Yuntolovo park
Tour over Yuntolovo lake under the ice rain,
and lot of air under the ice makes skating rather shar.
17.11.2002 Sestra river
Tour over Sestra river under the ice rain.
16.11.2002 Krasavitsa Lake (another tour)
South-West shore,
open wter,
black ice in the middle of the lake,
plenty of good ice,
life under the ice,
and new friends.
16.11.2002 Razliv Lake
ice investigation on Razliv:
perfect ice nearly everywhere,
with fine ice roads,
Sestra river - dessert of the tour.
09.11.2002 Lembolovo
fine smooth 5-8cm ice covered with 5-7cm of powder snow -
very good skating day.
08.11.2002 Komarovo-Ilichevo:
Finally frost came again, and on bikes we started to look for an ice:
Schuchie lake,
somewhere ice is very thin,
Dolgoe lake - extremely thin ice,
snowfall on the way back.
26.10.2002 Zerkalnoe, Razliv, Kavgolovo
Zerkalnoe lake - spring ice in October,
limited skating along the shore is available on lake Razliv and at Kavgolovo lakes.
20.10.2002 Komarovo
Good Ice is coming,
it's thin yet,
Krasavitsa Lake - first ice.
... back
31.03.2002 Sestroretsk - Zelenogorsk
Ice burned on the sun,
ice is covered with the 1-2cm scale,
ice-hummock at Komarovo.
29.03.2002 Ice report from the sky
no ice on channels in Holland,
ice fields in the sea on the way to Russia,
ice!!! Obruchev fortres and Krobshtadt,
open water on the other side of the dam,
(there was skating tour last Sunday - start from the dam and
to the right around open water ...),
and open water ... on Neva river.
24.03.2002 Around Totleben fort, -3C, wind 10m/s, (20km)
After warm wet week and snow/rain storm on Saturday - sudden miracle
perfect ice to the West of the dam,
yes, really good ice,
... kilometers of ice!!!,
with even icebergs ...,
and somewhere blue open water ...,
... and no ice at the East side of the dam,
(St.-Petersburg at the horizon).
08.03.2002 Lahta,
coarse, rough ice,
no chance for skating :(.
03.03.2002 Sodertalje, Sweden, XIII Ice Messenger Congress, 2-nd day.
Ralf's story,
onto the ice again,
introductory meeting,
on the run,
against the wind,
short break,
stop for lunch,
walk to the other lake,
and walk,
... and walk,
waiting for the bus.
and bus comes,
bye Sodertalje, start place - glance from the bridge.
02.03.2002 Sodertalje, Sweden, XIII Ice Messenger Congress, 1-st day.
Jan's introduction speech,
on the way to the ice,
pre-skating meeting,
on the run,
break,
skater from the future,
croosing the crack,
meeting the sailor,
one more break,
skating snake against the wind.
bus is packed,
where we were skating,
gala dinner,
... and conference.
01.03.2002 In Stockholm, SSSK.
Dinner at the Italian restaurant,
"Russian corner" at SSSK cottage,
at the Skating Museum.
16.02.2002 Kronshtadt-St.-Petersburg, +3C, wind 15m/s, (25km)
Mika faced the ice,
Alexey had a bath,
no ice at the horizon,
icebergs,
on the way,
short stop,
water around,
break,
way home over extra thin ice,
last step.
09.02.2002 Lembolovo lakes, +3C in the city, and water, in Lembolovo region - winter!
Smooth ice is slightly covered with snow.
27.01.2002 Yuntolovskij park, Lahta,
morning start,
way back,
break,
Mika and Andrey.
26.01.2002 Razliv lake -10C, 15m/c wind,
storm,
strong wind,
silence on the river,
sunny storm.
12.12.2001 St.-Petersburg - Chernaya rechka (Black river), Serovo,
start from old yaht club beside Siva shop center,
thin dry snow makes no problem,
waterway near the dam,
black ice after the dam,
finish at the bridge over Ch.rechka (Black river),
way back on the bus.
09.12.2001 St.-Petersburg-Serovo,
early start,
crossing Peter's waterway,
sunrise,
old fort,
clean ice,
skaters and support team.
08.12.2001 Metro Primorskaya-Zelenogorsk,
sunrise,
along the "river",
near the dam,
black ice,
on the way,
Zelenogorsk,
after the tour.
07.12.2001 Over the rivers and channels of St.-Petersburg,
Fontanka river,
Moika river near Mariinsky palace,
narrow ice under the bridge.
02.12.2001 Forts in the Gulf - excellent new ice.
02.12.2001 Sestroretsk-Zelenogorsk, then around the forts.
01.12.2001 Trial at the Gulf, near the dam - good ice.
24.11.2001 Razliv lake, beginning of skating season,
new generation on the thin ice,
three generations.
... back
08.04.2001 Lembolovo,
spring coming, skating is over..
01.04.2001 Razliv lake again,
the ice is covered with 5-10cm of water after rains and +5+7, soft ice,
tough skating over the lake, only few fisherman also on ice.
25.03.2001 Razliv lake,
the ice is covered with snow still.
17.03.2001 Stockholm, City Hall, 100 year of SSSK,
Bjorn Zettersten, who in 1993
introduced nature skating in St.-Petersburg, being the leader of SSSK
tour to Russia.
16.03.2001 Sweden,
tour over spring ice.
Distance 25km.
15.03.2001 Tour near Stockholm with
Bjorn Zettersten (right),
skating over small lake.
Distance 27km., time - 3 hours.
18.02.2001 : start at local ferry,
break at fort Totleben
(south wall of Totleben),
break at fort Obruchev,
on the way to Kronshtadt,
ice and sun.
Distance 25km., time of the tour - 3 hours.
17.02.2001 Tour Kronshtadt-St.-Petersburg: start at the dam,
passing Tchumnoy fort, along open water,
crossing small farwater,
break near ice slopes.
Distance 32km., time - 2 hours,
max.speed - 40.5km/h, wind 15m/s.
11.02.2001 Tour after warm winds from the
dam towards the Forts -
Obruchev -
Totleben. Length 24km., time - 2,5 hours.
04.02.2001 Exploring ice tour near the dam, -22С (good ice,
Fort Totleben at horizon, brave skaters).
14.01.2001 Investigation tour over Sestra river - narrow ice way along the shore.
23.12.2000 Short tour over thin ice covered with snow on Razliv lake.
26.10.2000 First frost tour over very thin (2-5cm) ice on Razliv lake - a lot of open water everywhere over the lake..
... back
26/02/2000 St.-Petersburg - Zelenogorsk, start from Primorskaya metro:
need to cross the farwater, icebraker is comming,
and the last skater comming on, icebraker getting closer,
... wow, skater had a bath, and getting off the water,
now, change the cloth asap ...,
the ships are passing by,
farwater again,
second trial,
short break, team photo,
skating to Zelenogorsk,
and finish!)
12/02/2000 From Kronshtadt till Repino hotel passing the
fortres island Obruchev and Totleben.
start meeting,
team photo,
at fort "Obruchev",
skating over water,
finish.
... back
12/02/1998 XI World Ice Messenger Congress, Sweden (31.01-01.02.1998):
by bus,
on to the smooth ice,
break,
conference (Krister gives a speech),
second day,
Gota Kanal.
22/11/1997 Vaskelovo - first bath, and changing cloths.
30/11/1997 On Razliv over deep snow, and along cracks.
... back
January 1995 - Ice Messenger Congress (IMC) in Finland. Break - St.-Petersburg team.
... back
December 1993 - first tours on Razliv, and Sister river,
onto the ice of Fontanka Sweeds are going by trolleybus, and again Sestra river.
... back
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