Frozen lakes offer a whole new world of winter fun — ice skating, ice hockey, ice fishing, cold plunges. But misjudging how frozen the body of water is can be a fatal mistake. Some people will tell you if the ice is four-plus inches thick, it’s safe for you to walk on. But it’s really [...]

If you grew up ice fishing you’ve probably seen a pair of ice safety picks. They’re also called ice claws, ice awls, bear claws, or ice grippers. They weigh almost nothing, and could mean the difference between life and death if you fall through the ice. You have two things working against you if you [...]

Stuff Gramps Should Have Taught You It’s long been thought that the notion of Eskimos having 50 different words for snow was an urban – or in this case, an arctic – legend, but more recent research has shown it’s actually more fact than fiction. Turns out between the two primary branches of the Eskimo [...]