Rink Systems

Ice skating is one of the world's most sought after winter sports. Ice hockey, ringette, broomball, speed skating, figure skating, ice stock sports, and curling are some of the popular ice sports. The skating owners have different ways to get the right foundation of ice for the rinks along the preferred dasher board . Here are three types of basements that manufacturers use to get that smooth, sleek ice finish: Natural   The first ice rinks were built in wintertime on open water sources such as lakes, wetlands, canals, and rivers. In the winter, areas with freezing temperatures such as the Arctic used some frozen surfaces that were dense enough to bear human weight. Many owners often take advantage of temperature drop to freeze filled water in an enclosure. The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is the largest natural ice rink, measuring at 1,782,000 square feet (165,600 m2) and 7.8 kilometers (4.8 mi) wide, equivalent to 90 Olympic-sized skating rinks. The rink