Ice volcanoes erupt on the shores of Lake Okanagan
From ice volcanoes and floating pancakes to icicles dangling to create works of art, this cold snapshot has turned the shores of Lake Okanagan into sculptures of nature.
Not everyone likes these freezing temperatures, but a plus is the spectacular ice formations that are right up and down the lake.
Ice volcanoes appear along the lakeshore from Rotary Beach to Peach Orchard Park in Summerland on Lakeshore Drive.
An ice volcano is a conical pile of ice formed by the eruption of water over a lake and muddy through an ice shelf. The process is wave-driven, with the wind providing the energy for the waves to cut through the ice and form what are known as volcanoes. The liquid water and slush freeze and fall back to the surface, causing the formation to grow.
Most common on the Great Lakes, they are also becoming more common on Lake Okanagan.
But these fantastic ice formations don’t last long. According to Environment Canada, Monday is the last day with freezing temperatures, and then we start to warm up a bit and move around the 1 degree Celsius mark.
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