The Reflecting Pool Isnt a Skating Rink, Washington Tells Visitors.

'Welcome to the season of unauthorized public ice.

With extreme cold blanketing parts of the East Coast this winter, the slick allure of ice has been too tempting to pass up for some. There have been plenty of opportunities for sliding, slipping and skating — even in places where it is risky and not allowed — from Boston to New York to the nation’s capital.

In the past week, parks authorities in Washington reminded visitors that where there is ice, there is usually water, after a number of people trying to skate or walk across the surface of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall broke through the ice.

No one was injured. But with temperatures dipping to the single digits on some days and winds bestowing a chill that makes the air feel below zero even if you’re not wet, anyone who gets dipped into the water, even if just knee-deep, risks hypothermia, the National Mall and Memorial Parks said in a Facebook post over the weekend.

“Ice skating can lead to a cold and dangerous swim,” the post added.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/skating-lincoln-memorial.html?