That is an AWESOME looking rink! We plan to make diagonal corners like that for next season.. we're finding out that pucks really like to hide in corners.. even when 5 year olds are hitting them. ;)

Alright.. so this is my first year with a rink.. but I'm trying to figure out the weather. My kids are pretty little, so I have to be careful about how long I let them stay out into the cold. Right now we have had some ridiculous (for our area) extremes on weather. Right now (and for most of this we...

thanks NE Mavrick.. now i'm grumbling about our 65 degree high today.. our rink is more like a pool!

I wish that WINTER = 28 degree weather consistently in this state! :)

I'm so there with you!! Us Nebraska folks saw a "Record Smashing" high of 65C today. Seriously? I hope it cools down again quickly.. although this whole season it's seemed to bounce from a 32 - 48 degree high.. except for the 3 day spell when it was -15. Not sure if it's always like this a...

Love the LED idea.. if they're clear you can turn them off during the day so they won't draw heat & melt the ice. Let us know how that works out.. if they hold up in the water, etc. Great looking rink! Hoping for some day below 45 degrees so I can even start to THINK about getting our rink ready...