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First freezeover of the season

By adamg on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 12:08pm
Allandale pond freezing over

Daniel Guzman went for a walk in Allandale Woods this morning. Look for more freezing tonight, what with the NWS predicting a low of 9 in greater Roslindale. Guzman cautions:

Cracks under a dog's paw, so no skating just yet.

Neighborhoods: 
Jamaica Plain
West Roxbury
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Allandale Woods


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Comments

By greenlinetobrooklyn on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 12:57pm.

Do people actually skate on this pond? I'd love to know what ponds people usually skate on in Boston/brookline/Cambridge/Somerville

By anon on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 1:03pm.

Westie High. The pond in the picture contains running water and never fully freezes. You can skate on it, you just have to avoid two sections.

By Pete Nice on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 5:06pm.

There was another pond hidden in the woods on the Brookline/Newton line that we used to skate at all the time too (and Larz Anderson used to let you skate as well).

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arlington+Rd,+Chestnut+Hill,+MA+02467/@42.3145427,-71.1746147,152m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e378bf368478dd:0xa7e19246f9225111

Lost Pond in Chestnut Hill, I don't know how to copy/paste google maps links but that's it above.

By Elmer Fudd on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 12:58pm.

That dog be on a leash.

By lbb on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 2:58pm.

I predict sometime this week, a dog will go into an iced-over pond, and the owner will go after it.

By Elmer Fudd on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 3:39pm.

Yes, and the fire department will be called, risking a human's life wading out in forzen waters, etc.

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 8:36pm.

They have the gear, and they know that if people know they will get the dog, they don't have to haul out the people.

My ff friend tells me that they are expected to practice these rescues anyway, so it just becomes another practice.