The Town of Drumheller has shut off its reliance on hot water to maintain its NHL-sized ice surface at the Drumheller Memorial Arena. Instead of hot water floods, a mechanical rink de-aerator has been installed, which is letting the operations team flood the ice with...
Highlights: Seasonal NHL-sized rink Colder floodwater, warmer brine temperatures Run time down 30% Hydro consumption fell from 386,000 kWh to 222,000 kWh per season Better able to manage condensation Hard ice at higher temperatures Getting buy-in from staff You'd be forgiven if you thought the ice...
We are proud to be part of the Green Initiatives at the University of Alberta. REALice has been used at the Clare Drake Arena - a 2,600-seat arena with approximately 1,530 square meters of ice surface, since 2018. Ice is typically made using hot water to reduce air...
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 about his experience making the switch to REALice and learned what some of his user groups had to say. ...
From silver foxes to young operators, see what people are thinking about the REALice difference: ice quality, and savings - in under 2 minutes. Great ice and savings! REALice is technology for a sustainable future REALice is 3-D printed, maintenance-free, and uses pressure to treat the water....
The Town of Pincher Creek shared its success on LinkedIn: Tristan our energy guru tested the ice! With the new cold water system, we not only save five thousand dollars per year and 40 tonnes of GHG emissions, but the ice is also much clearer and noticeably...
What if you could produce better ice all season long using cold floodwater instead of hot? Impossible? No. That's what you can do with REALice. The REALice floodwater system is the tool you need for clear, durable, slippery ice all season long. The system includes a wall unit and...
by Colleen O'Shea Don't you wish you had November ice in August? Ice that's hard. Ice that's fast. Ice that's slick. (Ice that isn't slushy and soft. Or produces a lot of snow.) It may be August, but they've got November ice in Slave Lake, AB. And it's...
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 square feet of playing space, Sports Plus Ohio is the largest sports facility in the greater Cincinnati area. We recently...
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 - with the number of bumps and scars they usually see, getting the rocks to curl properly is hit and miss. But Louis Robichaud,...