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Your pond will generate very little sediment between now and freeze up unless it is leaf deposits.

When you plow snow with the ATV first plow around the edges. They will be thinnest but if you go through you will be in shallow water. All the air in the tires will keep it from sinking. Just have someone close by to throw you a rope. If you don't let the snow build up too deep, ice thickness will get thicker pretty fast as much as 1" per day when temp is below 10F.