[caption id="attachment_21742" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The banners and the ice at Sunny Life Recreation and Wellness Centre (Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario).[/caption] Peter Burnett (left), the Director of Community Services for the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario, admits that it took time. He discovered REALice several years ago,...
Last fall, The Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY added a REALice system to treat the water for the Luge Track at the two-time Winter Olympic venue. Bryan Berghorn, the Director of Sliding Sports for the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) told us they'd never...
What Do Ice Technicians Want? Ice technicians want clear, dense, durable ice that performs well. They don't want big scars and chip outs. And they certainly don't want to do a patch job during a game. REALice delivers ice that performs. It uses pressure to produce clear,...
For decades, rink operators have been told they need perfect water and scalding hot floods to make great ice. But what if that wasn’t true? At REALice, we know it’s not. And every month, we host Zoom calls with ice techs from across North America — REALice...
Tips for Great Ice ALL YEAR ROUND How do you keep the ice looking and feeling as good all through the season as it did when you first put your ice in? It can be tough, especially with dark colors in your logos and text. There are...
We got a note from Lake Placid's Sliding Sport Operation Manager about their success with REALice this season and thought we'd share it with you. As you may know, Lake Placid has been home to two Winter Olympic Games - 1932 and 1980. Mt. Van...
It takes hard work to maintain that great sheet of ice that you've got. What if you could work less hard, making ice that costs less, is easier on your equipment -- and still gives you that GREAT sheet of ice? That would be a no-brainer,...
The Sustainable Projects Group is hosting an in-depth discussion of the challenges being faced by ice rinks, with easily-implementable solutions that won't break the bank. What’s on the agenda? This webinar will delve into the challenges ice rinks face and the opportunities available to make them more...
Ice Proud You're proud of your ice. People tell you how great it is all the time. And when it looks and sounds "just right", you know you've done good. Imagine what it would feel like to love your ice even more! Is that even possible? You will,...
"When my user groups are happy, I'm happy!" That's what Tyler Shores, Grounds Specialist at Colby College, says about the skaters at the Jack Kelley Rink in Waterville, ME. The 4-year old rink transitioned from hot water floods to REALice this summer. And everyone is pleased...