Ice cracking.... is it really that scary??

[NETim]

I was visiting with a resort owner yesterday at a show and he mentioned scuba diving.  I told him I was getting back into it and hoped to do an ice dive someday.  He told me he has done one ice dive and would do no more.

He explained to me that when the ice cracks, it's very loud (like a .22 rifle shot) and can be un-nerving. 

Comments??