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2011/2012 Wrap-Up
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Despite weather challenges we still managed to have a pretty good season. Had ice for 90 days (12/5/11 to 3/4/12). During that time we had 17 days when temps reached the 50s, and 7 days when temps…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by David Niles Mar 25.
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Mark Miller left a comment for DAVID OUTZEN"Hi David,
Thanks so much for the nice comentary. I like your rink...too bad it wasn't a little wider. Must be challenging getting the snow over the boards. I don't do my backyard rink anymore, I gave it up after 13 years…"
"Hi Mark,
One of my early inspirations for building a backyard rink was a YOUTUBE video that you posted which shows you resurfacing your rink with your homemade "zamboni". I've probably watched that video at least 25 times! I just…"
David Niles replied to DAVID OUTZEN's discussion 2011/2012 Wrap-Up"Hey David, yes it was unfortunate and mostly because this was our first rink build ever.... :(. Just moved to a house we had enough room to do one. Told our friends to pay us to build one each year because this was the mildest winter I…"
mybackyardicerink replied to DAVID OUTZEN's discussion 2011/2012 Wrap-Up"Hi David,
That's unfortunate. Was it the same last season or just this year ?
I just added a another option for less skate days to the poll ... but never thought it would be needed !
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mybackyardicerink replied to DAVID OUTZEN's discussion 2011/2012 Wrap-Up"David ... That is incredible ...especially since you rink is in Colorado!
We are a little more north and we got almost the same number of skate days. Our average temp ranged between 10 F (-12 C) to 23 F (-5 C). We had solid ice from for almost the…"
Magnus Leslie replied to DAVID OUTZEN's discussion 2011/2012 Wrap-Up"Think you had one of the more successful seasons of any of us, David. My season was from 12/9 through 2/28 and probably a handful more upper 40's and 50's days, but still managed a fair amount of time on the rink, however this year…"
2011/2012 Wrap-Up
Despite weather challenges we still managed to have a pretty good season. Had ice for 90 days (12/5/11 to 3/4/12). During that time we had 17 days when temps reached the 50s, and 7 days when temps reached into the 60s. We had 3 significant snowfalls which required some major shoveling. Overall, some great memories of family skates as well as watching my sons and their buddies. Already looking forward to next year. Hope everyone has a good summer. Time to get the golf clubs cleaned up...See More
"Sorry to hear that the weather was so warm up in Ontario this winter. Crazy that you only got one good skate on it. My goal is to extend my rink into March but its becoming much more labor-intensive. On Wednesday it was 58 degrees. Then…"
mike sander left a comment for DAVID OUTZEN"david, the rink has been ok this year, but not has good as other years, because of warm winter.
The rink is 34x78 Mike"
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"Mike,
Looks like you've had some nice ice this year! What are your rink dimensions?
David"
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- At 2:06pm on March 27, 2012, Mark Miller said…
Hi David,
Thanks so much for the nice comentary. I like your rink...too bad it wasn't a little wider. Must be challenging getting the snow over the boards. I don't do my backyard rink anymore, I gave it up after 13 years when the kids got older. Now I build a 55'x110' rink at the Country Club where I am general manager. No more torn up shoulders shoveling...I have the grounds crew do it but they never get the ice as perfect as I used to. I've very critical of ice conditions though....even at an arena. Anyways, have fun!
Mark Miller
- At 10:01pm on February 23, 2012, mike sander said…
david, the rink has been ok this year, but not has good as other years, because of warm winter.
The rink is 34x78 Mike
- At 6:38pm on February 18, 2012,
brianjay5g said… yes, here in Southern Ontario, it's been "tropical" this season. Our plants keep popping up in January which is atypical. The temperature I've found needs to stay below -5degC continuously for things to stabilize. When we have rain, +7degC and the ups and downs, the ice suffers. Next year I'll find a way to cover the rink to keep the leaves/twigs off and make the boards very white.
- At 12:32pm on January 18, 2012, Magnus Leslie said…
Thanks David! It's about time too, now where did I put that stocking cap...
- At 3:21pm on January 12, 2012,
Jim Boisvert said… David,
Thanks for your comment. I have had the rink for 21 years now. There are more pics to view on my rink page, if you'd like. The rink actually won "Best Backyard Rink in America" back in 2003, with the prize being a visit from Bobby Hull, former Chicago Blackhawk. He spent the day with us. As a kid, he was my favorite player, so the day was very special. There are pics of that day on my rink page also. Thanks again.
- At 1:26pm on January 7, 2012, brianjay5g said…
David, thanks for the rink advice. Your cover is a great idea. I thought about a cover only for catching the twigs and leaves from the tree above. I was thinking of using last year's tarp for that purpose.
- At 10:02am on January 6, 2012, Magnus Leslie said…
Thanks David-
Actually, one of my retired busybody neighbors was convinced that I was going to have a problem with uninvited "guests" skating on the rink during the day while my wife and I were at work, so I set up an old unused webcam to look out the window. The EyeSpyFX thing allows free webcam broadcasting services (can also d/l a $4 iPhone app) that allows remote monitoring. Figured it was a neat thing to paste into the rink page once I started playing around with it--and as I suspected, plenty of people politely ask permission to skate, but I have yet to have any interlopers.
The old hockey goal is a good story, got it from an old teammate of mine as a rusting hunk of metal and dry-rotted netting. I've got some before/after photos somewhere, I'll post the long version here this weekend sometime, since It appears that it is going to continue to be 40+ degrees here until hell freezes over (...hmm bad choice of idiom, perhaps)
- At 2:01pm on January 5, 2012,
Angelo Talluto said…
Thanks David. Your's looks pretty awesome as well. Did you construct the boards yourself? If so, how do you put the boards over the tarp?
Btw, thanks for the tip on vovering the rink. Forunately, our trees in our backyard give us a lot of shade, which is probably the reason why we've had good results while others in colder weather have not.
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