Couldersport ice mine

[Sgt Fury]

When I was up in Potter county Pennsylvania last week, I went to see the Couldersport ice mine. It’s a deep hole nestled in a hemlock forest and every summer ice forms in the “mine”. It melts away during the fall/winter seasons and starts forming again in the spring when the weather starts to warm. They’ve had the Discovery channel out there a little while ago. No one can figure out why it does this….there are some theories but no one knows for sure. It’s the only one like it in the world.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Some more pics…..

 

[Big_Holla]

 

[Jackalope]

Holy crap that's cool. What a strange planet we live on. In reading, the theory is that in the winter it sucks up freezing cold air because the air at the bottom of the hill is warmer than at the top. Then in the spring and summer it reverses airflow because the air at the top is warmer and cold air falls. It expells cold air because the interior surfaces are frozen which contacts groundwater near the entrance and freezes it. So cool. The is for sharing that bud.

 

["J"]

Plug the hole and let’s see if hell freezes over….

That is a pretty amazing too see. Especially in Pa….

 

[Hedgelj]

That's really cool, had never heard of it, thanks for sharing

 

[GoetsTalon]

Pretty cool!

 

[Sgt Fury]

Plug the hole and let’s see if hell freezes over….

That is a pretty amazing too see. Especially in Pa….

I did ask the guy giving the tour that if they dug another one within a mile, would there be a chance of another one forming. He said yes, but it may have adverse effects on this one.

 

[giles]

Talk about a natural beer fridge!

 

[5Cent]

What in da hell.......

I too have never heard of this, thanks for sharing!

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Very Cool!

 

[bowhunter1023]

Very cool indeed, pun intended I suppose. The theory Joe shared makes the most sense to this layman's mind.

 

[CJD3]

New one on me too.