Mark your calendars – the April practice sessions will be as follows:

April 11th and April 18th from 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon
April 25th from 10:30 to 11:30 AM

Cost is $15 per person and includes skates (if we have your size). Otherwise you can rent figure or hockey skates from the rink.

Hope to see you there!

Skaters,
Thank you all for coming out to our March 14 and March 21 “Learn to Speedskate” clinics. We introduced the sport to approximately 60 people! We hope you enjoyed this brief introduction to the sport we love.

Note: Click here to see photos taken at the March 14 clinic.

If you are interested in attending our regular practice sessions, we will have our April schedule confirmed soon. Join us on the ice for more drills, endurance laps, relays and races! It’s different every week, but always fun.

Special thanks to Patty, for managing all the equipment, Ken, for planning the clinics, Colm for managing the finances, and to Lisa, Becky, Nick, Tama, Shana, Dave, Chris and Sterling for excellent coaching!

~Linda

We have had such great response to our March 14 and March 21 “Learn to Speedskate” clinics and the March 14 clinic is now completely full. In order to provide sufficient coaching and have skates for everyone to try, we must limit the number of skaters.

As a reminder, here is the basic information about the March 14 clinic (if you have sent us an email and are confirmed on the list):

The clinic will take place on Sunday, March 14 from, 9:30-11:30am at the Mountain View Ice Arena at 14313 SE Mill Plain Blvd. in Vancouver.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MARCH 14 IS THE FIRST DAY OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME – SO MOVE YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH.

Cost for each clinic is $10 per person including speedskate rental (we have a lmiited inventory).
Rental skates are available from the rink (hockey and figure skates) for an additional small fee.

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE RINK’S PARKING LOT – WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY THE RINK TO PARK IN THE STRIP MALL PARKING LOT on the east side of the rink in the center rows of parking in front of the
Rib City Grill. (The parking in front of the rink is reserved for Church parking on Sundays and
they occasionally tow cars.)

Plan to wear long pants or tights, long sleeves (fleece is good) and gloves, and a helmet (bike
helmets are fine) and kneepads if you have them. We do have a few extra helmets if you need to borrow one.