How do you prioritize which rinks to flood?

It is our experience that the boarded hockey rinks are, by far, the most used rinks.  Therefore, they are the top priority.  Other rinks, depending on their location and previous usage, will be worked on as time and personnel permits.  Skaters tell us where they like to skate by leaving their skate marks on the ice.  When staff gets to the rinks at 5 or 6 am, they can tell if someone or a lot of people were skating the night before.  This evidence leads to our prioritization.

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1. What is the rink flooding process? When do you decide to start flooding?
2. What happens to the rinks when temperatures warm up?
3. What happens to the rinks when it rains?
4. What happens to the rinks when it snows?
5. How do you prioritize which rinks to flood?
6. How long does a rink last? How long is the season?
7. What is stinky ice?
8. How does sun affect the rinks?
9. How do you decide if a rink is open or closed? How can we see if rinks are open?