Hey everyone. I am in Nebraska. The weather is wreaking havoc on my rink. I made sure to rake all my leaves but some of my neighbors have neglected to do the same yearly maintenance on their yards.
The problem I am having is that we have had high winds the last week or so and warmer weather (34F to 56F). The leaves keep getting in my rink and freezing over night. I have leaves all over! Some are a 1/2in. or more under the ice and the leaves are getting stuck around the boards. I can't keep up with getting the leaves off the ice in a timely manner.
I want to cover the rink with an extra liner to keep the leaves off but if it snows I have a headache to get snow off and possible freezing of the cover to the ice. The leaves are making holes in my ice and thin ice in spots. Any ideas?
Thanks ahead of time!