winter tech in the great lakes

[caverkevin]

Calling all the crazy great white north tech. divers. The weather is turning cold and snowy. Most all the boats are off the lakes. I still want to dive. Any suggestion for a good dive, besides ohio quarries and mud holes. Something in the Great Lakes region. A dive that might not be a waste for the 18/45 trimix that is sitting in my doubles.

Cold and dry, rather be cold, dry and underwater.
sincerely,

Kevin Jones

[MikeFerrara]

I know of a couple of charters that run all year on the west shore of lake michigan. Cold water top to bottom makes for rough deco though. I would take that mix south.

[ScubaScott]

Kevin - we have a run up here that doesn't freeze all winter long - the tailrace from our power canal. Its only 25' depth, total dive takes about 25-30 mins, but its a heck of a ride! You cover a little more than a mile in 25 minutes, and don't kick other than to avoid some of the obstacles in the water. We'll be in again this weekend.......

SS

[reefraff]

If you can get yourself to the SW corner of Lake Michigan, there are a couple of boats that will run so long as they can chip the ice from the rudders...

Milwuakee, WI:
Len-der Dive Charters
414-482-1430
414-588-6764 (cell on boat)

Waukegan, IL:
Enterprise Marine
847-520-4689

Both will do some deeper stuff, although there is very little chance that you're going to find a dive to a depth in the Lake Michigan's southern basin that requires hypoxic trimix. 100 - 130 is about the max, just because of the shape of the lake bottom.

Steven

[Flummox]

Jodey is a nice one... 150 ft+

I think Charters are still going out (as of last weekend)

Jodrey (http://www.northerntechdiver.com/TomsStuff/jodrey/jodrey.htm)

More than a couple of hours from Ohio though....