Orillia, Ontario Canada
February 2003
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Hugh writes: "Here is my Backyard Rink. It was my first efforts on a rink, and I suspect I got very lucky this past season with the temps we had in Ontario. I had some fantastic ICE! The rink was approx. 14ft wide x 20ft long. With the snow as much as we got in Orillia, I didn't need boards ( just 50 pucks). I started the rink with about a half dozen plastic strips that I got using a roll or paint drop sheet. I tacked these to the ground using 6 inch spikes. I then covered the plastic with the light snow that was already on the ground, to keep it from blowing away (Blew away once). After doing this, I watered, and watered, usually at night, ensuring every spot was well drenched. With the perfect -10 to -20 weather, the rink was up in no time! It took a whole lot of shovelling to keep it up, but we got some great shinny sessions out of it and some good goaltending practice that I needed! Come March 18th, it took one weekend to undo everything I worked for. One weekend of +10 temp and it was goodbye rink for another season. Looking forward to the 2003/04 season!" Great job and thanks for the pic Hugh. |
Last Updated on Nov 20, 2003