Ice Diving location Ideas

[seahunter]

Snow or not Marv, it's trespassing and unfortunately, the landowners around big Tub have a short fuse. They've had to put up with a lot of aggravation over the years and most of it is from divers.
Ice diving in Toby is a lot of fun and we used to go there regularly.
It must be a cold winter for it to be successful in Toby and the last few years have not accommodated that. If the ice is good, you can walk or snowmobile to the Sweeps from Big Tub Resort. Otherwise the Sweeps is out. As you say, it's really frustrating when you finally break through the ice and the wreck is nowhere to be seen!
Again in good years, you can dive the tugs. We were very lucky one year to have solid ice over the anchor but that's rare.

We've had good success at Big Bay for training and sport ice dives. Kirkfield is OK too, Fenelon Falls, Bala above the dam and other places all have merit but Big Bay is close, has parking, has a dock, has shallow and deep water, has restaurants, washrooms and a hospital nearby.
On good years when it's really cold, we usually drive on to the ice with the ice fishermen and circle our hole with our vehicles. It becomes a party!

 

[Dan MacKay]

Hi all,

Here is an idea that might interest you. Since Kingston is blessed with wrecks NTD in co-operation with the Great Lakes Underwater Explorers is considering arranging an ice dive on that site some time in Feb 04 if there is enough interest. We will be running an ice diving course prior to that as well. Drop Tom a note at tom@northerntechdiver.com or 1.613.634.8464 if you are interested. This would be an ice dive you would never forget!

Safe dives,

Dan

PS As well we have our annual Jan 1st dive at 11:00 every year at the Marine Museum.

 

[Eric__U]

hey dan i'd be interested, but not sure if im free. Sounds like fun though.

eric

 

[FreeFloat]

I'll be there for the New Year's dive fer sure, unless I'm stuck on the road somewhere.....

 

[R_Deluca]

Dan MacKay once bubbled...
Here is an idea that might interest you. Since Kingston is blessed with wrecks NTD in co-operation with the Great Lakes Underwater Explorers is considering arranging an ice dive on that site some time in Feb 04 if there is enough interest. We will be running an ice diving course prior to that as well. Drop Tom a note at tom@northerntechdiver.com or 1.613.634.8464 if you are interested. This would be an ice dive you would never forget!

Thanks for the info. I was looking for someone who was teaching the class. I've already emailed Tom!

 

[avalanchediver]

seahunter once bubbled...
[We've had good success at Big Bay for training and sport ice dives. Kirkfield is OK too, Fenelon Falls, Bala above the dam and other places all have merit but Big Bay is close, has parking, has a dock, has shallow and deep water, has restaurants, washrooms and a hospital nearby.
On good years when it's really cold, we usually drive on to the ice with the ice fishermen and circle our hole with our vehicles. It becomes a party! [/B]

Where is Big Bay?

I dove Toby last weekend, the water is still 39deg, and no sign of ice yet!

 

[Warren_L]

Big Bay Point is on lake simcoe near Barrie. Just to the east and south a bit.

 

[seahunter]

Big Bay Point at http://www.scuba2000.com/pdf_forms/big_bay_point_map.pdf .

 

[Eric__U]

is there anything to see at bigbay point? i followed the rop to about 90'.
I actually saw a toilet and the biggest bass i ever saw ther though.

 

[FreeFloat]

Apprarently, I have been told that THE main attracton of Big Bay Point is the toilet at 80'.

Someone oughta sink something unusual down there for us to dive to