Happy NYE everyone...

Hope you are enjoying the warm weather, the Ice is holding up in the warm weather. So glad we did the two coats on Sunday.

I have beed down to the sheets and it has been crazy busy for the past two days. People coming and going.

Seeing this makes it all worthwhile!

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

20 Coats, and 3 New IceGuys...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Well the ice looked very well used when we showed up last night at 7pm. We had a great crew.

Bill, Peter, Andrew P., and Kurt welcomed Wyatt, Matthew B., and Brendan B. (two brothers) to fold. They all came prepared with the proper ice grippers on the boots and helped to scrape and flood. 

Looking at the forecast, it looks rather mild over the next few days and with New Years approaching rapidly, we need to pick a night before the FIRST to do another flood. Tonight might be a light flood. being that it is so warm.

The Newbies on the shovels in formation.

Dustin, a resident nearby and a LOVER of this rink, brought is two kids down for the last two days to skate and enjoy the outdoors. He helped us clear and will help out when he can. He is away a lot. Thanks Dustin.

The brothers Matthew and Brendan on the wet end getting a feel for the pressure of the water and learning the technique of the first coat.

Kurt didn't realize that he was taking a selfie, but everyone else was posing for the shot.

Matthew B., showing off the finishing coat skills he just learned. He is an natural IceGuy!

Bill, left, showing Brendan how to get the hose ready for draining down the hill. 

Wyatt on the wet end sprinkling the H2O like a pro.

Well. Let's see what we can do before New Year's. We will keep an eye on the temperature tonight and tomorrow.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

Merry Christmas EVE!....

"Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow"

Well team, we got R done! Thanks to Kris, Bill, Peter, Craig and Kurt along with some members of the public that came down to skate and help us clean the snow. 

It really couldn't be a better afternoon on a Canadian rink outdoors.

Kurt with his new heated jacket, "What Cold, -21ºC...PFFFFT!

Peter and Kurt brought down their blowers to join Kris with the big blower.

Kris and Kurt smiling in winter wonderland.

Kris working the big blower.

A cleansing ALE after the clean

A group shot of some Rosemont kids back home for the holidays and seeing each other for some shinny.

Mark Petros' daughter (I forgot her name), and her boyfriend from Greece. It is his first time seeing snow, let-alone -21ºC.  They were both skating and tobogganing for 2 hours. 

Well Everyone. It's been a lot of work to keep this tradition of ice since 1965 for Christmas. We should all be proud to be a part of keeping the ice ready for a skate.

Raise a glass to yourselves over the holidays.

Cheers!

Kurt

18 Coats, -21ºC and Some Newbies...

 Yes, another cold night on the rinks! At -21ºC with a windchill of -34ºC, we had a good turnout with a few newbies that were curious of our process. Austin, Chris and Dominic were down and introduced themselves the night before and showed up with warmer clothes to help us. You got to love the Christmas Spirit. 

Austin, Chris and Dominic, (shown below), with Kurt behind Matthew (on the wet end of the hose).

Kurt on the "wet end" showing the New guys how to lay down the last of three coats.

We raised a glass to toast each other a Merry Christmas and to also give a sad toast to Dave! Dave was a great man and fellow IceGuy that passed away suddenly three years ago. RIP Dave.

Dave Anderson seen hear helping out like he always did! (Circa Dec 2022). 

We are ready for Christmas. Big thanks to all that have made it out to work on getting this ready for a busy week ahead. Let's keep on eye on the weather and look to see if we need to clear snow over the next week. 

Merry Christmas everyone! Stay warm and spend time with your family and friends over the holidays.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

15 Coats. Let's do another 3 Coats...

 Last night was great!

We were able to lay down 3 coats with a leaky hose. A pinhole leak hit Andrew and others and instantly frozen in the chilly -21ºC weather.

Andrew P. with the leaky hose.

Kurt attempted to curl a frozen pumpkin on the third coat of the upper ice, but forgot he was wearing ice gripper durning the follow-through in the "hack". Luckly no damage to the ice.

Andre took some amazing shots after the final coat on the lower.

Kurt's Follow-through. What form

Let's Flood today and say "Merry Christmas" !

Who's in?

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

12 Coats, Still?

 Still only twelve Coats. 

Rrrrrrrrr.  Because there is no BBRRRRRRR!!

It was too warm out on Thursday evening when we had more than enough ICEguys out to manage the hose. Instead we cleaned up and watched the talent on the ice. There was a local kid figure skating on the upper, and a gal with a beautiful poster figure skating on the lower.

Here is the kid on the upper...

We are needing help tonight on both sheets to get ready for the BUSY break.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

12 Coats, Need more before Christmas!

 What a Crazy storm yesterday! I was on the road when it came in and boy was that a wicked one.

It left hard packed drifted snow which required the skills of these men to get it off before it became permanently attached. LOL

Dan, Craig, Bill, Peter, Andrew P. and Kurt spent 2 hours blowing, scraping and plowing the heavy white stuff to expose the 12 coats of ice underneath. Thanks Guys!

We are a go for Tonight to now get some H2O on the frozen surface. Let's meet at 7 PM and get a couple of coats on.

Dan was down by had to leave before this photo OP. 

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt