This small lake
outside Stockholm,
Sweden, emits
otherworldly
sounds as
MÃ¥rten Ajne
skates over its
precariously thin,
black ice.
“Wild ice s
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This small lake outside Stockholm, Sweden, emits otherworldly sounds as Mårten Ajne skates over its precariously thin, black ice. “Wild ice skating,†or “Nordic skating,†is both an art and a science. A skater seeks out the thinnest, most pristine black ice possible—both for its smoothness, and for its high-pitched, laser-like sounds.
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Black ice is recently frozen, and can be as thin as 2 inches and still support the weight of a skater. Like a dome or arch, the support co...
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