Ice Skating Rink open for your skating pleasure

Dateline: Jan. 14, 2022

The rink is now OPEN. See the Town Ice Rink page for hours of operation and rule and regulations. This is usually Mon. - Fri. 4 to 9 p.m. and Sat. and Sun. 12 noon to 9 p.m.

The rink will be closed whenever it needs to be resurfaced or have snow removed. Rain also requires the rink to be closed until the water freezes.

We have a number of volunteers who can help maintain the rink but the more volunteers we have the quicker the maintenance can be done. If you can help out, contact the EDC general mailbox at economicdevelopment@allenstownnh.gov

The following photos and video show Highway Dept. personnel using the Zamboni machine to smooth the ice on Jan. 12, 2022. This procedure gives skaters a safe, smooth surface on which to skate.

  Zamboni in action

On the night of Jan. 14, several ice rink volunteers braved the freezing cold to resurface the rink with a top coat of cold water. In the photo, most of the rink had been flooded to the right (the north end) and the hose crew was working its way to the left edge of the rink.

They used a 100-foot hose with a rigid section at the outlet end to allow better control of the water. Due to the weight of the hose, it required several people to maneuver it across the ice and prevent kinking.

Ice Rink Coordinator Ron Adinolfo stated this. "It took a total from start to finish, which included setting up the hose lines, about one hour. The time it took to surface the rink was about 20-25 minutes. We had a great crew and everything worked very well for our first time resurfacing the rink with the hose line."

What You Can Do

The rink is now OPEN. See the Ice Rink Town Ice Rink page for hours of operation and rule and regulations.