Ice Thickness Measuring

Hi All,

Was just curious about your quickest methods of getting a quick but accurate measurement of ice thickness?

I thought I had the brilliant idea of measuring and marking my scoop with permanent marker since that is often the first thing in the ice after the auger anyway… worked like gangbusters exactly once but the permanent marker pretty much came off immediately haha Might be redoing it with tape or something before going back out this weekend.

I have the Rapala mega scoop with the ruler on the handle. I mixed glow powder in resin and covered all the numbers and half inch lines. Took time, but it shows up well in daylight or at night.

Paint pen worked out pretty good this outing. We will see how long it lasts but no signs of fading this time

Tyrel Pehrson wrote:

Paint pen worked out pretty good this outing. We will see how long it lasts but no signs of fading this time

I am in town visiting with my son whose dream is to go out on the frozen river. Where we are from it never gets this cold.Anyone know how I can safely do this?

Kristyl Mayer wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Tyrel Pehrson wrote:</div>
Paint pen worked out pretty good this outing. We will see how long it lasts but no signs of fading this time

I am in town visiting with my son whose dream is to go out on the frozen river. Where we are from it never gets this cold.Anyone know how I can safely do this?

You can drive on St Croix River out of North Hudson Ferry Landing Park. Lots of vehicles driving out there now. Search on Google and it will show up.

Back to original question. I just use my ice scooper. It has lines on it but most of time I don’t look at the lines. A ball park idea is all I normally care about. It is easy to determine if it is over a foot or less than 6 inches. I would error on the side of caution when driving an ATV or vehicle on the ice. A difference in 1-2 inches is not going to matter to me.