How long does a rink last? How long is the season?

That depends on the rink, the time spent making the ice, but mostly the weather.  Over the last thirty years, we have had a season with no rinks and we have had a season as long as 10 weeks.  We can only do what Mother Nature allows us to do.  In those thirty years, only once were we able to skate on our rinks in March.  Normally, by mid-February, the position of the sun in the sky (higher and for longer times) leads to the destruction of the ice.

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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?