Harder Ice, Easier to Maintain
This week our operator-to-operator call takes us to Uxbridge, Ontario. At a recent skate, lunch and learn, we spoke to facility operator Tim Morrison ...
November 15, 2022
REALice is a high-precision water treatment system for ice rinks to make great ice and lower costs. It eliminates the need for hot water when building and resurfacing the ice.
Key Benefits
- reduced draw on compressors & boilers
- less dehumidifier run time,
- less rust on structural beams
- less ice cleans needed
- less condensation in the arena
- less water used and wasted
- longer amortization on equipment
Estimated Return On Investment
- 2-3 years for a single pad
- 1-2 years for a twin pad rink
Flooding with REALice
14 OPERATORS TALK ABOUT ICE QUALITY
Kickstart your ice
Hakan and Colleen stopped in at the Polar Palace in Valleyview, Alberta to speak with Archie Steward, Facility Operations Manager. Archie speaks about...
November 8, 2022
University of Alberta
Have a look at this short video clip featuring Monty Wood, Arena Manager for the Clare Drake Arena at the University of Alberta. The Clare Drake Aren...
November 3, 2022
Great Ice and Savings
From silver foxes to young operators, see what people are thinking about the REALice difference: ice quality, and savings – in under 2 minutes. ...
November 2, 2022
Wayne’s Best Practices
A few weeks back we introduced Wayne Bacon, the lead hand for the Multi Rec Centre in Slave Lake, Alberta. Wayne shared how his new ice became the tal...
August 10, 2022
The Talk of the Town
Wayne’s official title, this time around, is Lead Hand. He’s been doing the ice in Slave Lake, AB for 35 years, — and the past t...
July 21, 2022
Side-by-side comparison
Is there a difference between ice made with hot water and ice made with REALice? Jim Hampton from Sports Plus Ohio says there is. With over 250,000 sq...
May 26, 2022
No Skate Marks Whatsoever
In many smaller communities, curlers have no dedicated ice of their own and share arena ice with skaters. Many will tell you that’s not ideal...
April 11, 2022
Brighter Lines, Clearer Ice: Ice Quality Feedback from Bow Island
My first stop a few weeks ago was the Servus Community Arena in Bow Island, Alberta. Doug Conquergood the arena manager there had kindly agreed to g...
March 31, 2022
Rolling out REALice in Caledon
The town of Caledon, Ontario is a three-time repeat customer. When another municipality just outside the greater Toronto area asked for a site visit, ...
March 24, 2022
Less water down, less snow off: Review from Carstairs, Alberta
Dagan Doraty and Chrissy Jochmes are impressed with the clean floods they are achieving with the help of the REALice system. “It’s just ni...
January 26, 2022
No dehumidifier, hard water and great ice!
Clarey Martin is the General Manager of the Upper Skeena Recreation Centre in Hazelton, BC. This arena is just two years old. It has no dehumidifier...
January 11, 2022
Plus 3° Fahrenheit
Greg Mitchell, Arena Coordinator in Kitimat, BC speaks about their two arenas using the REALice floodwater treatment system. With REALice, the days ar...
December 21, 2021
Big Arenas and REALice
Please join us for this operator-to-operator interview with Bryan Hawn, Arena Supervisor at Kal Tire Place in Vernon, BC. This is a big arena and ho...
November 17, 2021
From Ice Cleaners to Ice Makers
The way Fred Kilner tells it, running after their ice was getting in the way of being icemakers. Two years into his retirement, we caught up with him ...
November 1, 2021
Winning ECHL’s Best Ice Award
Nathan Kleinschmit, Engineering Manager and Ice Specialist at The Monument in Rapid City, SD, says ice quality wasn’t ever an issue at their are...
September 13, 2021
Water Quality and REALice
When Josh Welch from the Township of King in Ontario reached out to us about water quality, we pointed to one of our long-time customers in Castleton,...
August 24, 2021
Featured REALice® Canada Customers
