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Ice boaters sail across frozen Lake Dillon |
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Thursday, December 15, 2011 19:56 |
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Ice boaters sail across the frozen surface of Giberson Bay while sailing Tuesday afternoon. Mark Fox, Summit Daily
By Janice Kurbjun, Summit Daily News
Strap a set of skates onto what looks like a small Sunfish without a keel and you're set to step out on the ice, catch the wind, and cruise quickly across the frozen Dillon Reservoir.
Ice boating is a popular sport in Wisconsin — which happens to be where the newly retired Greg Kastorff lives when he's not spending the season in Summit County. He drives a Keystone Lodge shuttle when he's not waiting for snow and was a newcomer on Tuesday to Summit County's ice boater crowd.
Though there's a lot of ice high in the Rocky Mountains, ice boating isn't as common. That's because, generally, the deep freeze is followed by heavy snowfall.
Which is exactly what happened last year.
The informal group of adrenaline junkies didn't have any sort of ice boating season. Quite literally, not a single day was good for sailing on ice.
This year, though, they're among the few who are excited about the sunny weather and clear, blue skies.
Read more about this ice sailing and see if it's a sport for you.
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