THE ICE REPORT (from 1-10 with 10 being the best ice ever): 9 am – 11 am – 8 Smooth, fast ice. A few rough spots still but not too many. 4 pm – 5 pm – 8.5 Even faster ice despite a few areas that were not fully zambonied. Overall one of the […]
The Ice Report – January 1, 2020
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best): 9 am – 11 am – 8.5 Much better than it has been – the rough spots have been mostly smoothed out. 4 pm – 5 pm – 9 The ice was even smoother and faster this evening. Thanks, ORDA crew for working hard to improve the […]
The Ice Report – December 31, 2020
Happy New Year’s Eve!!! Let’s hope 2021 is better. ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the smoothest, fastest ice Lake Placid has ever seen): 9 am – 11 am – 6 The ice was better than it was yesterday afternoon – there were still some rough spots and bumps especially on the turns. It […]
The Ice Report – December 30, 2020
Wow, I missed a day yesterday. Sorry about that. The ice was about a “7” yesterday all things considered. THE ICE REPORT (from 1-10 with 10 being the fastest ice ever): 9 am – 11 am: 7.5 From Dave, providing a guest ice report – The ice was good, not quite flooded enough (meaning there were […]
The Ice Report – December 28, 2020
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being faster than a speeding bullet): Overall today: 8.5 I was not there for the 9-11 session, but the reports I received stated that the ice was wonderful! The afternoon session had slightly slower conditions due to the light snow cover but the was still smooth. THE BENCH REPORT (from […]
The Ice Report – December 27, 2020
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the fastest ice on earth): 9 am – 11 am: 7.5 It was incredible how great the ice was considering that about two days ago there wasn’t any ice at all. There were a few bumpy spots and it was slow in places due to the snow, but […]
Oval Closed Due to Unsafe Ice Conditions
Due to the unseasonably warm weather, the oval is closed due to unsafe ice conditions for now. Work will begin to restore ice soon once temperatures drop.
The Ice Report – December 24, 2020
ICE RATING (from 1-10, with 10 being “Even the Grinch wants to skate today”): 9 am – 11 am – 8 The ice is getting better! Smooth and relatively fast considering the humidity and above-freezing temperatures. Thank you to the ORDA crew for your hard work on the ice. The Bench Report (from 1-5 with […]
The Ice Report – December 23, 2020
ICE RATING (from 1-10 with 10 being the best): 9 am – 11 am: 7 Guest post by Cynthia Patnode Carey, who was the lone speed skater out there during the morning session – The ice was cut with the zamboni and there were large patches of rough spots on the corner by the green wall and back […]
The Ice Report – December 20, 2020
ICE RATING (from 1 – 10 with 10 being, world-record-setting, blinded by it’s own greatness ice): 6.5 The ice was a bit rough this morning although the crew assured us that it would improve. There were a few frozen slush “bumps” on corners along with a bit of dirt and since it hadn’t been cut a […]