A different kind of ‘Regatta’ took place on Quidi Vidi Lake today. Two people riding dirt bikes hit the lake’s surface this afternoon, performing stunts while ice conditions appear to be questionable.

A VOCM listener submitted a short video of the two riders taking their machines across the pond. In the clip, one person performs a catwalk—lifting their front tire in the air.

However, closer to shore, there appears to be a patch of open water.

The metro area was dealt a mixed hand of warm temperatures and rain, yesterday. While temperatures plummeted overnight, it may not have been enough to solidify ice along the lake.

The Canadian Red Cross recommends an ice thickness of 15 centimetres before walking onto it, and 25 centimetres before it is safe to take a snowmobile on the ice.