We had our first skating party last weekend, and were planning another for Saturday. Unfortunately the current weather forecast calls for a high of 37-38 with a low of 31-32. It's also supposed to be partly sunny. It's a brief spike in otherwise great temperatures, and of course it falls on the only...

Thanks guys, looks like we'll be passing on the skating tomorrow.

We were in Florida for the blizzard that hit NW Indiana last weekend. Flew home Monday evening to several inches of snow on top of several inches of slush on top of my formerly good ice. The slush was in varying states of solidifying; some parts were completely soft while other parts had frozen hard...

kevmac, Thanks as always for your insight. I do have a roof rake, I was just doubting my ability to pull that snow off the top in a smooth and consistent manner that wouldn't completely wreck the surface. In my head I was picturing creating peaks and valleys with the occasional gouge where the rake ...

Kevmac, a belated thank you for your replies in this topic.

We wound up getting on there with the blower and going ape**** on it. Many hours and blower blade shear pins later, we managed to salvage it and skated on it into the second week of March!

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This is my current extended forecast for December.

Rink veterans, would you drop your liner and flood in the midst of any of this? I don't want to drop prematurely, as the rink becomes a leaf magnet until frozen. Those highs are really concerning me....