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The Ice Report – January 3 2020

January 4, 2021January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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 […]

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The Ice Report – January 1, 2020

January 2, 2021January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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 […]

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The Ice Report – December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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 […]

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The Ice Report – December 30, 2020

December 31, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 2 Comments

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 […]

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The Ice Report – December 28, 2020

December 29, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 1 Comment

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 […]

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The Ice Report – December 27, 2020

December 27, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 1 Comment

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 […]

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Oval Closed Due to Unsafe Ice Conditions

December 25, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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.

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The Ice Report – December 24, 2020

December 24, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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 […]

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The Ice Report – December 23, 2020

December 24, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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 […]

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The Ice Report – December 20, 2020

December 20, 2020January 12, 2021 lpskater 0 comments

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 […]

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