What do you call driving on a frozen lake and spinning in circles with your car?

Only ever done this in an empty parking lot after a few inches of fresh snow
- You are missing out then, frozen lakes are so much fun.
- There was one particular parking lot near my house that was not plowed for years. The snow would fall, melt a little during the day, and then refreeze. Spent many evenings there.
- But snow isn't particularly slippery, the only way that works properly is if there's a layer of ice underneath. So you need a warmish day with some rain, followed by a bitter cold night, followed by a dusting of fresh snow to really lose traction in a parking lot.

Idk about the etymology of the American "whipping shitties", but seeing it's popular a saying in States where there have historically been Finns, I guess there could be a connection. Or not.
But in Finland we call it "ajaa paskarinkiä" "driving in a shit circle"

Wait until they learn about parking your half-tonne on it, building a hut and sitting there fishing with some beers for hours.
- And having your house warm enough to fish in your underwear while drinking said beer and fishing.

NJ here and at no point could you drive on lakes. It doesn't get that cold. Most of the winter you cannot skate on ponds.
- You could a few years ago.
  
  Where? I have lived here since the 1970s and 85% of the winter it would be dangerous to skate on most of the ponds let alone bring a car onto ice

I've always heard it called that regardless of what you're driving on. I assumed it referred to the circle of tire tracks it leaves.

You know the old trope about how people in the South can't drive in snow? We do donuts on the roads unintentionally once the snow falls and refreezes to ice. No lake needed. I guess if you only have snow on the roads you have to seek out places where the car will slide around.
- In the PNW, we don't get a lot of snow and it doesn't get cold enough to freeze lakes, but we do get plenty of black ice. Rain + tons of shade under evergreen trees can cause a lot of issues.

Maryland can be included in this. We have parking lots...and empty roads...and neighborhoods....and intersections.

Am from NE Ohio and have never heard people driving on frozen lakes except to ice fish. We would do donuts in large parking lots. Bonus if you do it with the windows down. Bumper skiing was another one. Ah to be young and insane again...

Am Floridian, can confirm. Istg every few months I learn something about cold places that's terrifying like 'black ice'

Ripping shitties? Lol wtf Maine is way better, "ripping titties" and it makes more sense.