Teams out flooding the Rideau Canal however remain off the ice in the meantime: NCC

National Capital Commission teams were out flooding the Rideau Canal Monday, utilizing pumps to draw water from listed below the ice to assist thicken the surface area to securely support skaters.

“Please deflect the ice (and) remain tuned for our opening date,” the NCC stated.

Twitter users are viewing: “Any possibility it could occur prior to the 18th?” asked one.

“Making my very first journey to Ottawa and this was a must-do.”

Ask Mother Nature. Recently– after springlike temperature levels and rain– a representative stated the NCC required a typical temperature level of -15 C over 48 hours to correctly cool the ice and freeze any water that had actually fallen then lows around -10 C to thicken the surface area.

The weekend was more wintry and Tuesday night is anticipated to dip to -16 C from a daytime high of -7 C. Wednesday is anticipated to reach -7 C and to remain there. Thursday’s projection high is 2 C with a low of 0 C.

In 2015, the skateway opened in mid-January and closed in early March, a period of 50 days consisting of days in between in which the canal was closed to skaters.

The year prior to, it opened in late January and closed near completion of February, clocking in at 28 days. In the 2018-19 season, the skateway opened on Dec. 30 and closed on March 10, for overall of 71 days.

-with files from Joanne Laucius