Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Ice skating on your pond?

If I can make a couple of suggestions:

1) Start small... I always get carried away and end up with far too much surface area to maintain then is practical.

2) Try to flood with water that isn't being taken from under the ice you want to smooth out. (i.e. from a source other then the pond itself)

3) Remove new snowfall as soon as you can... or it either becomes too much to move or insulates the ice underneath enough to cause slush to form or otherwise roughen the ice surface.

4) Don't start flooding unless you are sure it isn't going to snow during or immediatly after your efforts.

Ok, that was more like a 'few' suggestions...
Good luck.