The world’s largest ice skating rink is 5 miles long—but its very existence is threatened by climate change
Slush canons, snow bots, and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal as winters shrink. “Better ...
The ice rink is where I find some warmth
The simple joys of a community ice rink in Winthrop, where everyone knows one another and the politics don't matter.
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Construction of $1.5M outdoor rink/pavilion in Willmar, Minnesota, to begin this spring
that leaving the rink surface gravel under the ice would limit its use during the off-season for other sports, such as roller hockey or skating, basketball or pickleball. Other costs include ...
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Canada it’s not. How a Queens hockey fanatic built a rink in his tiny backyard
The surface mimics ice and allows hockey players ... So he sketched another idea: an actual mini ice rink. “ I look next door and there's a guy with a pool and I'm like, ‘You know what?
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In the state of hockey, climate change leads to fewer skating rinks
It takes at least a month of watering the ground 14 hours a day to create the base of the rinks. Once the ice is four inches thick, it has to be sprayed with water daily to keep the surface smooth.