Ice Skating within Adirondack, New York 6 million acre park in upstate New York

The premier guide to Ice Skating in the Adirondacks featuring valuable tips and techniques and essential information.

Tips For Better Skating

Every skate blade has an inside and outside edge and a groove between the edges, called the “flat” of the blade.

The sole function of the flat of the blade is to glide straight forward and straight backward. To be on the flat you must stand so that the skate is upright (blade perpendicular to the ice). You will be gliding equally on both edges and in a straight line.

Edges have multiple functions.

Blade edges are designed to cut into the ice. Because blades are rockered (have a radius) they are also designed to curve. Therefore, edges have two functions:

To create a grip into the ice and set up the possibility for a powerful push, and

To travel a curved path.

The pushing skate is the one that must grip the ice to set up a powerful push. The gliding (directional) skate is the one that must be on a strong edge so that you can travel tight curves. These two functions are totally separate and distinct from one another. One skate digs in to push while the other digs in to travel a curve or circle.

Before making the edges work to your best advantage you must first know what is, and then how to get onto, a functional edge.

A functional edge means that the edge engaging the ice forms a 45 degree angle to the ice. Regardless of whether you’re using the inside or outside edge, or skating forward or backward, edges (on both the pushing skate and curving skate) must be leaned so that the boots and blades and ankles and knees form this angle.

Remember - one skate (i.e. left) digs in to push while the other skate (i.e. right) digs in to travel a curve or circle. It’s extremely important to learn first how to and then practice the art of leaning your skates, ankles and knees while maintaining excellent balance. You may take several falls in the process of mastering this, so be sure to wear your protective hockey gear.

When you master the edges you’ll be amazed at how much faster you’ll skate and how much more secure you’ll be on the ice.

Olympic History in Lake Placid

Ice Hockey Information Lake Placid Olympic Arena is best known for the USA Hockey upset of the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. This game became known as the so-called “Miracle on Ice.” Since that time the Olympic Center continues to be known as a hockey mecca hosting countless local and high school leagues, CanAm tournaments, USA Men’s and Women’s Hockey training camps, international events and the annual ECAC Division I Men’sChampionships. The Olympic Center is also home for the USA Women’s Hockey National Team ( the silver medal winners in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City) and the annual host to NHL NY Islanders pre-season training camp.

Lake Placid Sheffield Speed Skating Oval/Winter Rates and Information
This is where Eric Heiden made Olympic history in 1980 by capturing an unprecedented five gold medals. The public is allowed to skate on the very same surface where Heiden performed. Numerous national and North American races are held here yearly.

• Season: Early December to mid-March
• Please Call: 518-523-1655 for up to date information

Lake Placid Olympic Center Skating/Winter Rates and Information

• Please Call: 518-523-1655 public skating schedules
• Season: Late November - April

Olympic Center Skating/Summer Rates and Information

• Times: Monday thru Friday from 8 - 9:30pm
• Season: Starts June 24

Saturday Evening Ice Shows/Summer Rates and Information
During many Saturday nights in summer, enjoy ice shows, featuring local, national, and international skaters.

• Season: June 24 - August 26
• Please call: 518-523-1655/523-3330 for tickets and up to date information

AUSABLE - PLATTSBURGH AREA, NY

SUNY Plattsburgh Field House - 518-584-3060

Rouses Point Rink - 518-297-5502

Crete Civic Center - 518-563-4431

There is outdoor skating available at West End Park, Lake Champlain Youth Commission Skating Rink, and Bailey Ave. Park.

GLENS FALLS , NY

Glens Falls Recreation – Fire Rd, Glens Falls (518) 743-0901

LAKE PLACID, NY

Lake Placid Olympic Arena - 518-584-3325

There is outdoor speed skating rink at the facilities

NEWCOMB, NY

Newcomb Skating Rink Main Street - 518-582-4901

PLATTSBURGH, NY

Lake City Skate Sharon Avenue - 518-566-7528

WESTPORT, NY

Outdoor Ice Skating and Sledding Ballard Park, Westport 518-962-8383

SARANAC LAKE, NY

Saranac Lake Civic Center Ampersand Avenue- 518-891-3800

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
Saratoga Springs Ice Rink
Weibel Avenue

Phone: (518) 583-3462
Hours: Family Skate 12 to 2 p.m./Open Skate 2 to 4 p.m.

SARATOGA SPA STATE PARK
(Outdoor) 584-2000

EAST SIDE RECREATION FIELD
Lake Ave. (Outdoor) 587-3550

CLIFTON COMMONS INDOOR ICE RINK
Clifton Park 383-5440

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ICE RINKS IN NEW YORK STATE

Achilles Rink – Union College, Schenectady (518) 388-6134

Albany Academy Field House – Albany (518) 465-1461

Albany County Facility – Albany Shaker Rd, Albany (518) 452-7396

Alexandria Bay Municipal Arena, Alexandria Bay (315) 482-9360

Allen Park Ice Rink – Jamestown (716) 483-0614

Allyn Arena – Jordan St., Skaneateles (315) 685-7757

Amherst Pepsi Center – Williamsville

Audobon Rink - Williamsville (716) 631-7132

Batavia City Rink - Batavia (716) 343-8180

Beaver Dam Winter Sports Club – Locust Valley (516) 671-1923

B.I.G. Arena – Delaware Ave., Delmar (518) 439-2211

Blackflies Hockey Rink – Irving Rd., Scotia (518) 393-3762

Brewster Ice Irena – Fields Lane, Brewster (914) 279-2229

Brighton Arena –251 Brompton Rd, Tonawanda (716) 693-3505

Broome County Arena – Binghamton (607) 778-1527

Bud Bakewell Arena - Riverside Park, Buffalo (716) 877-9306

Cantiague Park – West John St., Hicksville (516) 571-5601

Canton Recreation Pavilion – Outer Lincoln St., Canton (315) 386-3992

Casey Park Arena – N. Division St, Auburn (315) 253-4247

Cazenovia Park Rink – Cazenovia & Abbott Rd., Buffalo (716) 825-9305

Cheektowaga Recreation Center – 2600 Harlem Rd. (716) 897-7218

Cheel Arena – Clarkson University

Clayton Recreation Park – East Line Rd, Clayton (315) 686-4310

Clearfield Recreation Park – Williamsville (716) 689-1418

Clifton-Fine Arena – Star Lake (315) 848-2579

Clifton Park Arena – Clifton Commons, Clifton Park (518) 383-5440

Clinton Arena – Kirkland Ave, Clinton (315) 853-5617

Clove Lake War Memorial – Staten Island (718) 720-1014

Corinth Rink – River St., Corinth

Crete Center – Cumberland Head Corners, Plattsburgh (518) 563-4431

Crisafulli (Fort) – E. Ninth St., Oswego (315) 343-4054

Dann Memorial, Nichols School – Amherst St., Buffalo (716) 875-8212

Depew Ice Pavilion – Gold St., Depew (716) 685-4910

Dix Hills Park Ice Rink – Vanderbilt Pkwy, Dix Hills (631) 462-5883

Donald Martin Civic Center – Pine St., Waddington

Ebersole Ice Rink – Lake St, White Plains (914) 422-1390

Edward J. Murray Memorial – Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers (914) 779-5249

Elmira College Domes (Murray Athletic Center) (607) 739-8768

Empire Sports Arena – Rochester (716) 760-7825

ESL Sports Centre – Brighton-Henretta Townline Rd., Rochester (716) 424-4625

Evarts Rink – Jay St, Katonah (914) 232-3618

Flushing Worlds Fair Rink – Flushing Meadows (718) 699-4215

Forest Park Pavilion – Lowville (315) 376-8333

Frear Park Ice Facility – Park Blvd & Lavin Ct., Troy (518) 266-0023

Freeport Recreation Center – Merrick Rd., Freeport (516) 377-2313

Fulton Community Center – West Broadway, Fulton (315) 598-5379

Genesee Valley Rink – Rochester (716) 586-0080

Geneva Recreation Center – 666 S. Exchange St., Geneva (315) 789-5005

Glens Falls Recreation – Fire Rd, Glens Falls (518) 743-0901

Grippen Park Ice – Endicott (607) 748-6323

Greater Canandaigua Civic Center – Canandaigua (716) 396-7230

Haldane Memorial Building – Maple Ave., Pulaski (315) 298-3015

Hamburg Town Rink – Lake View Rd., Hamburg (716) 649-8771

Harvey School – Rt. 22, Katonah (914) 232-3618

Hockey Outlet – North Tonawanda (716) 695-1055

Holiday Twin Rinks – 3465 Broadway, Cheektowaga (716) 685-3660

Holleder Rink – West Point Military Academy (914) 938-4481

Hommocks Park Ice Rink – Mamaroneck (914) 834-3164

Huntington Winter Club – Huntington (631) 421-3889

Hyde Park Ice Pavilion – Robbins Dr., Niagara Falls (716) 278-8366

Ice Hutch Rink – 600 Garden Ave., Mount Vernon (914) 669-6787

Iceland – Hillside Ave, New Hyde Park (516) 746-1100

Ice Time Sports Complex – Newburgh (914) 567-0342

Iceworks – Underhill Rd., Syosset (516) 496-2277

Kennedy Arena – Rome (315) 339-7768

Knickerbacker Arena – 8th Ave. & 103rd St., Troy (518) 235-7761

Lafayette Arena – 156 Tacoma, N. Buffalo (716) 875-1966

Lake City Stars Arena – Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh (518) 561-7672

Lakeshore Hockey Arena – 123 Ling Rd., Rochester (716) 865-2800

Leisure Rinks – Weiss Rd., Orchard Park (716) 675-8992

Lewis County Rink – Fairgrounds (315) 376-3270

Lincoln Arena – Parker & Decatur Blvd., Kenmore (716) 833-7757

Long Beach Arena – W. Bay Dr., Long Beach (516) 431-6500

Louisville Community Center – Arena Dr., Louisville (315) 769-8206

Lynah Rink – Cornell University, Ithaca

Lysander Radission Rink – Baldwinsville (315) 635-1555

Massena Arena – 185 Harte Haven Plaza, Massena (315) 769-3161

Maxy Hall – Potsdam State College

McCann Ice Arena – Poughkeepsie (914) 454-5800

Meachem Rink – W. Seneca Tpk., Syracuse (315) 492-0179

Mid Hudson Civic Center – Market St., Poughkeepsie (914) 454-5800

Murray Athletic Center – Elmira College, Horseheads (607) 739-8768

Nassau Memorial Coliseum – Uniondale (516) 794-9100

Newbridge Road Park – Bellmore (516) 783-6181

New Hartford Recreation Center (315) 724-0600

New York State Fair Coliseum – Syracuse (315) 487-6422

Niagara University Ice Complex (716) 286-8784

Norfolk Community Center – Clinton St., Norfolk (315) 384-3200

North Buffalo Ice Rink – Shoreham Blvd., Buffalo (716) 873-8481

Ogdensburg Golden Dome – State St., Ogdensburg (315) 393-5320

Olympic Center (ORDA) – Main St., Lake Placid (518) 523-1655

Palisades Mall – West Nyack (914) 353-4855

Park Ice Arena – SUNY Cortland (607) 753-4961

Park St. Rink – Ogdensburg

Parkwood Ice Rink – 65 Arrandale Ave, Great Neck (516) 487-2976

Pine St. Arena - Potsdam (315) 265-5653

Playland – Rye (914) 967-7206

Polar Cap Ice Rink – Kattelville Rd., Binghamton (607) 648-9888

Port Washington Skating Academy – Port Washington (516) 484-6800

Riverside Ice Rink – Niagara St., Buffalo (716) 877-9306

Rouses Point Rink – Rouses Point (518) 297-6776

Royal Rink – Evans St., Batavia (716) 344-3991

Rye Country Day Rink – Cedar St., Rye (914) 967-5876

St. Lawrence Arena – St. Lawrence Center Mall

Salmon River Central School – Fort Covington (518) 358-9904

Saranac Lake Civic Center – Ampersand Ave., Saranac Lake (518) 891-3800

Saratoga Springs – Weibel Ave., Saratoga Springs (518) 583-3744

Schenectady County Recreation Facility – Scotia (518) 384-0538

Scottsville Ice Arena – Lakeshore (716) 889-1817

Shove Park – Slawson Dr., Camillus (315) 487-5085

Skating Institute of Rochester – 1 Boys Club Pl., Rochester (716) 325-2216

Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers – NYC (212) 336-6100

Sports Plus – Lake Grove (631) 737-5481

Sports Plus – New Rochelle (914) 637-7575

Starr Rink – Colgate University (315) 824-1000

State Street Arena – Malone (518) 483-0680

Staten Island Skating Pavilion – Arthur Kill Rd., Staten Island (718) 948-4800

Steele Hall – SUNY Fredonia (716) 673-3233

SUNY Brockport Ice Arena – Tuttle Building, Brockport (716) 395-2244

SUNY Cortland Alumni Arena – Cortland (607) 753-4961

SUNY Morrisville – Madison Rd., Morrisville (315) 684-6425

SUNY Plattsburgh Field House – Ruger St., Plattsburgh (518) 564-3060

Superior Ice Rink – Indian Head Rd., Kings Park (631) 269-3900

The Rink – Ithaca (607) 277-7465

The Rinx – Terry Rd., Hauppauge (631) 436-6020

Thomas Creek Arena – Lyndon Rd., Fairport (716) 223-3940

Timothy J. Burvid – Abbot Rd., Buffalo (716) 825-9305

Town of Amherst – Amherst Manor Rd., Williamsville (716) 631-7132

Town of Clayton Recreation Park – Clayton (315) 686-4310

Town of West Seneca Rink – Union Rd., W. Seneca (716) 675-1831

Tri-Town Community Center – Rt. 11, Brasher Falls (315) 389-4576

Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center – Tupper Lake (518) 359-2531

Utica Memorial Auditorium – Oriskany St. West, Utica

Veterans Memorial Ice Rink – Watervliet (518) 270-3824

Waddington Arena – Maple St., Waddington

Watertown Ice Arena – Watertown (315) 785-7836

Watervliet Rink – 2nd Ave, Watervliet (518) 270-3824

Webster Community Rink – Publishers Pkwy, Webster (716) 787-3530

Weibel Ave & Vernon Arena – Saratoga Springs (518) 583-3744

Westchester Skating Academy – Fairview Park Dr., Elmsford (914) 347-8232

West Seneca Recreation Center – Union Rd.., W. Seneca (716) 675-1836

Whitestown Community Center – Whitesboro

Wilson Ice Arena – SUNY Geneseo (716) 245-5339

HOW TO MAKE AN OUTDOOR ICE RINK

1) Select a flat area which is as sheltered as much as possible from both sun and wind. Building ice over a nice lawn will make not such a nice lawn, so it's best to pick an area that you don't mind turning yellow (more than usual) for the first part of the spring.

2) Construct a border of wood, such as 2x4 lumber, or use mounds of earth or snow to form a barrier and contain the water. Flatten and compact the snow in the rink area. Make sure you leave room for snow to be shoveled off the rink later on.

3) Sprinkle water around the barrier first so that it becomes frozen solid. Do *not* flood. The main idea is to create an "ice bathtub" where you can pour water without it running away from you.

4) Then sprinkle water on the snow on the rink. An oscillating lawn sprinkler works great and will save your hands from freezing! Put on just enough to make a slush -- this is an important step. If you don't use enough water then you just get ice on top of snow. If you use too much water the snow will melt and run off.

5) Once your base has been created, water it well on cold nights and allow it to freeze between waterings. Continue until you've got an inch or two of flat, solid ice. Air pockets should be broken and filled with "slush" to patch them (avoids broken ankles).

6) After the rink has been skated on and the skaters have caused snow to form, scrape off the snow before adding any more water.

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