Long Lake near Itasca

[MAXFACTOR]

Scott.....    Congrats again on your enthusiam.  Training is paramount, and as one of my dive buddies says,  along with training is DIVING....  my advice  get as many dives in as you can to fully familiarize yourself with your limits, your equiptment and you are very comfortable.  Pick up 2 new tanks and get yourself a 30cuft.  pony/safety bottle and take it with you on all of your dives.

with regard to ICE Cert.    I got mine thru GUDC this past year. 

The one thing you absolutely need to make sure is that you have a cold water reg. and don't breathe thru it till your in the water and submerged.  Too many people take that safety breath or two even though the instructor just told them not to, and you have a freeze up underwater and thats no fun.  Believe me I ' ve seen it happen to several divers.  Free flow there make air go bye bye.     

I was walking upside down on the ice toward the whole
Next time I will give the signal and have them tow me in so I can water ski upside down.
see ya diving. 
Maxfactor