Thick shards of ice form as Lake Baikal in Siberia freezes over in December 2019.

The filmer told Newsflare: "It usually freezes in the time frame from the middle of January to the beginning of February.

"It's not dangerous to walk on because ice now consists of pieces of thick and thin ice frozen together.

"Ice thickness now at this area is 10 cm."

It's the area near to the shore, ice set several times and broke again. Every year the same way becouse of wind and waves. Now the people try to check how strong is it today.

It's Baikal lake. It usually freezes in the time frame from the middle of January to the beginning of February. It the south area. Now ice just begun to set in areas closer to the shore and everyone is interested in checking it on weekends.

It's not dangerous to wolk on because ice now consists of pieces of thick and thin ice frozen together. If you fail, it will only be a narrow crack between the thick ice floes, and you will able to sit.

Mean ice thickness now at this area is 10 cm, but to know it we have to check)