Ice Diver

We are lucky to live in a place where we can experience diving beneath the ice, something few people actually get to do! Watch this space, we are planning on getting some ice dives in this winter, call the shop at 599-DIVE for more information.
Ice diving opens a new and different view of familiar dive sites. During the PADI Ice Diver course, you dive with a PADI Professional in one of the most extreme adventure specialities recreational diving offers. If you like fun, people and a challenge, you’ll love the PADI Ice Diver Specialty course.

• Prerequisites:
  • Must be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and 18 years old
• Required Materials:
  • None
• Course Fee: $175.00
• What you will learn:
  • Learn to plan and organize ice dives
  • Practice the procedures and techniques for handling the problems and hazards of ice diving
  • Site selection, preparation and hole-cutting procedures
  • Use specialized ice diving equipment, safety lines, signals, communications, line tending and line-securing techniques
  • Learn about the effects of cold, emergency procedures and safety-diver procedures
  • Explore the unique aquascape found only under ice
• Number of dives: Two open water training dives

Certification counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

This year's Ice Diving fun will consist of class and pools on February 10th (10am-2pm), and ice dives February 16th and 17th in San Isabel lake.