Originally Posted by Hypno Toad

I have a rule about getting out on lake ice in the winter: wait one week after the last report of a F-150 going through the ice. For reference: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota...s-urge-caution Honestly, it happens many times, every year, at the start and end of the season, and with Lake Minnetonka in a heavily populated area, there's always somebody driving out there with a truck, snowmobile, ATV, ....

Many smaller lakes in the area have groomed tracks for Nordic skiing, if the groomers have been out, the lake ice is safe for a biker.

Additionally, having grown up in the area and spend a lot of time on the lake ice, I know the dangerous areas: channels under bridges; pressure ridges on larger lake; and area where creeks flow into or out of the lake.