A friend of mine puts up a 30x50' skating rink in his yard every year. He gets all these pieces of wood for the sides, and uses a surveying tool to make sure they're level, and then bolts them all together. Then he puts a huge tarp in the middle to hold the water, secures that, and then fills with water. He can get some really good skating, depending on the year.
Obviously some years yield better results than others, and keeping the snow off can be a drag (though not so bad if you have a snow blower), but it's definitely done!
I even think that my town floods one of the local basketball courts to make an ice rink each winter.
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Date: 2011-01-26 09:48 pm (UTC)Obviously some years yield better results than others, and keeping the snow off can be a drag (though not so bad if you have a snow blower), but it's definitely done!
I even think that my town floods one of the local basketball courts to make an ice rink each winter.