Think twice when you see ice

Im in extreme Southern Indiana (hunt in Harrison and Crawford). We got a pretty significant ice storm Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Earliest I remember anything like this and Ive lived here all my life. Anyway, I went to my main stand this morning and the ice remained so thick on by stairs I was unable to climb it. Hunted on the ground for a couple hours and came back and it was still too slick. Had snow and frost on stands before mostly in muzzleloader but not this early. Moral of the story - be careful and check your stands well before you climb up.