Watch Husky's Mesmerizing Walk Over Frozen Lake

A surprisingly agile dog has been spotted walking effortlessly on ice over a pristine frozen lake in Western Canada. The moment was captured on video by Hannah Keiver (@hannahkeiver on Instagram) on November 29 at Banff National Park along the Icefields Parkway. Keiver is a 32-year-old worker at Moraine Lake Lodge near Lake Louise in the Canadian province of Alberta. The footage shows her dog trotting along a turquoise-hued frozen lake against a mountain backdrop. Keiver's pet Oesa is a 5-year-old husky mix that was adopted from the Northwest Territories SPCA in Yellowknife, Canada, she told Newsweek. Keiver said: "This was our first time skating on this particular lake, but she has skated in several lakes in the Canadian Rockies the past couple of winters. She is surprisingly agile on the ice."

The latest scene was captured as Canada's winter season was forecast to bring "higher-than-normal temperatures across the country." It follows the impact of El Niño conditions, the Canadian government's website said in December. "El Niño conditions are due to natural variability in the climate system and will likely contribute to the higher-than-normal temperatures in Canada this winter, intensifying the warming effects from human-induced climate change in what is shaping up to be the hottest year recorded in human history," the government website added.

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Safety Tips for Walking on Frozen Lakes

The Parks Canada government website outlining advice for outdoor ice skating at Banff National Park says that the recommended ice thickness is 15 centimeters for walking or skating alone, and 20 centimeters for skating parties or games. Citing advice from the Canadian Red Cross, the website adds that many environmental factors can affect the thickness of the ice, such as the following:

• Water depth and size of the body of water
• Currents and other moving water
• Chemicals including salt
• Fluctuations in water levels
• Logs, rocks and docks absorbing heat from the sun
• Changing air temperature

The website says that "Parks Canada does not monitor natural ice surfaces for safety or mark potential hazards." It adds that, "if you choose to skate on natural ice, you do so at your own risk." The Canadian Red Cross recommends taking the following steps if you get into trouble on ice and you are on your own:

• Call for help.
• Resist the urge to climb back out where you fell in, as the ice is weak in this area.
• Try to relax and catch your breath. Turn yourself toward shore, so you are looking at where you entered onto the ice, as the ice is more stable close to shore.
• Reach forward onto the broken ice without pushing down. Kick your legs to get your body into a horizontal position.
• Continue kicking your legs and crawl onto the ice.

'Neat but Unnerving'

Using an ice screw, Keiver measured the ice in several spots prior to their journey to ensure that it was thick enough to support their weight. Keiver said: "Because the ice was the recommended thickness, we felt comfortable atop the ice. The ice was super clear along the shore, allowing us to see the bottom, which was very neat but can be a bit unnerving at first. "It has since snowed atop the lake, so skating is no longer available. It's a very short time frame of the lake freezing and being thick enough to skate on before the snow comes and buries the ice," Keiver added. Do you have a travel-related video or story to share? Let us know via life@newsweek.com and your story could be featured on Newsweek.