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It's February...Ice Diving?
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Here are some fascinating facts about ice diving:
- Extreme Visibility: Due to reduced water circulation and lack of wind, debris settles to the bottom, offering some of the clearest, most undisturbed water on Earth.
- Frozen Equipment Hazard: If not properly sealed, moisture inside a regulator can freeze instantly in sub-zero air temperatures, causing a "free-flow" of air.
- Unique Marine Life: In Antarctica, divers can see creatures like 40-year-old, four-inch scallops and massive sea spiders.
- Underwater "Sunrises": The sunlight filtering through cracks and thinner patches of ice can create dramatic, eerie,, and beautiful lighting effects.
- Required Safety Lines: Ice divers are almost always connected to a tether (safety line) managed by a surface support team, treating the dive as a confined space penetration.
- Slowed Metabolism: Cold water can slow the movement of marine life, allowing for closer, more patient observation of species that might otherwise swim away.
- Drysuit Necessity: A drysuit is mandatory to maintain body heat, as standard wetsuits are inadequate for the extreme temperatures.
- Physical Impairment: Divers can experience severe, unexpected, and sometimes undetected impairment from the cold, making it crucial to manage dive times carefully.
- Spectacular Photography: The unique lighting and, in some places, air bubbles trapped in the ice, offer incredible, once-in-a-lifetime photography opportunities.
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Featured SODA Dive Adventure
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July 13-17, 2026
- 5 Full Day Charters With Olympus Dive Center.
- $925.00* per diver.
- $100.00* Deposit due at sign up.
- Not included: Transportation, lodging, meals, dive equipment, dive insurance and travel insurance.
- A minimum of 25 logged dives.
- Advanced Open Water Certification required.
- At least 2 dives in the ocean to 70 feet or greater.
- At least 2 logged boat ocean dives.
- At least 2 Open Water dives in the last 12 months.
- Minimum age for Full Day Charter is 15 years of age.
- Nitrox Certification Recommended.
*All deposits and payments are non-refundable. Travel insurance and dive insurance is highly recommended!
Click HERE for more information.
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Want to learn more about Marine Ecology? Shark Ecology? Marine Invertebrate Ecology? We have a deal for you!
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Purchase the SSI Marine Ecology Specialty and get the SSI Shark Ecology Specialty or the SSI Marine Invertebrate Ecology Specialty FREE!
Available In Store Only. Stop by Today to take advantage of this February Only offer!
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COMPUTER DIVING: Steven Rodgers
ENRICHED AIR NITROX: Brenna Bailey, Steven Rodgers
REACT RIGHT: Scott Lowry
SCIENCE OF DIVING: Keith Grimes
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