ICE DIVING CLASS

Ice diving is one of the most adventurous scuba specialties. Learn the roles and responsibilities of support personnel, tenders and safety divers. See beauty few others ever experience.

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If extreme, unusual and challenging scuba diving scenarios appeal to you, try diving under the ice. Ice diving is one of the most adventurous scuba specialties because you confront conditions and see beauty few others ever experience. Plus, you might get a chance to play with your exhaled bubbles on the bottom of the ice. Flash your PADI Ice Diver certification card to get instant respect, and usually a lot of questions from other divers about what it's like under the ice.

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You need to be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old to enroll in the Ice Diver course.  Cold-water rated regulator and gear is mandatory.  Please check with SSE dive shop before your class to ensure your gear is appropriate.  If renting gear from the shop we will rent cold-water rated gear.

Dry suit recommended but not required. (Note: You must be dry-suit certified to rent a drysuit.  If not dry suit certified and you have your own dry suit, your instructor will do a dry suit use assessment and/or orientation in the pool prior to use of your own dry suit in an overhead, ice dive).