There are some places in the lower 48 that have ice runways every winter. It is a bit hard to stop, though. ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] EPOD During his 30 years living in the Alaskan wilderness, Dick Proenneke was supplied exclusively by small aircraft. He noted in his journals that 2 inches of lake ice was enough to land a small plane on, but "4 inches is better". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".