Fozzybear, after trying to maintain aeration through last winter and dealing with frozen airlines, I have decided not to aerate at all this winter. We also skate, ice fish and drive on the pond and would not risk an accident with thin ice. I will shut down the compressor at first ice, early October and will re-start when completely off, April or May usually. Remove snow from two-thirds of surface once it is safe to walk on and keep it free of snow. I had no fish kill doing this last winter with ice thickness of 36". I did not change my compressor run times at spring startup, 6pm to 8am and my pond did not stratify this year. For me at least, snow removal is more important than winter aeration.
