
Outdoor Skating & Ice Conditions
Now Open
The City is excited to announce:
- The NEW freezeway at Lions Park is now open. Please follow all rules onsite as you enjoy this new amenity.
- Lacombe Lake is now open for skating! Before using the lake, please review the guidelines and safety information on this page when using City ice surfaces. Be aware that the surface is a little bumpy, so please use caution.
No hockey, ringette, shinny
To comply with the provincial public health measures announced on December 8, 2020, games of hockey, ringette or shinny or any other activity that brings users within close contact (under two metres) on outdoor boarded rinks or social ice surfaces are not permitted. Community Peace Officers have been empowered to stop these games and activities should they take place. If the games continue, the users will be asked to leave. If they refuse to leave, the users will be fined.
The City made the decision to keep outdoor boarded rinks and social ice surfaces open as a service to residents for their enjoyment and to provide an additional opportunity for outdoor recreation. If participants respect the rules, other users and staff, the outdoor boarded rinks and social ice surfaces will remain open. If compliance with the rules is poor, the outdoor boarded rinks and social ice surfaces may be closed.
Each outdoor rink has a posted capacity limit dependant on the size of the ice surface. Please follow all capacity signage when making use of these facilities.
We encourage each participant to limit their ice time to 60 minutes to give others a chance to use the rink or ice surface.
There are no change or warming shacks at any outdoor skating venues; skaters should come dressed for the weather and ready to lace up.
About Outdoor Rinks
Before you visit an outdoor facility, please know:
- The boarded rinks and social ice surfaces have maximum capacities of total people allowed to skate at each location dependant on the size of the ice surface. Please follow all posted capacity limits while enjoying the ice surfaces this winter.
- All ice surfaces will be unsupervised (like playgrounds). Signage will be on-site about how to play safe. Ice surfaces will be maintained at the current, rotational service levels.
- No hockey, ringette or shinny
- Sticks and pucks are allowed for skills practice.
- Ensure you are at least two metres physical distance from others. If it’s too crowded to keep two metres distance, please come back at another time.
- Information below has washroom information available for rink locations.
- There is no ice fishing allowed on Lacombe Lake.
The City of St. Albert is proud to offer residents a variety of outdoor boarded rinks and social ice surfaces throughout the city. They’re wonderful locations nestled in our parks and are perfect for any type of skater. Practice your figure skating or teach your little ones the joy of skating!
Spontaneous Use Hours
Outdoor rinks winter/summer (mixed-use) and social ice surfaces are available for use from 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. as identified in the Parks Bylaw.
Building Hours
Alpine, Flagstone, Gatewood, Larose & Willoughby - *temporarily closed*.
Outdoor Rink Locations
There are portable toilets available at Kingswood Park and Lacombe Lake. Lions Park washrooms open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily.
Rink lights on 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
The new freezeway at Lions Park is now open. Please follow all rules onsite as you enjoy this new amenity.
Neighbourhood | Location | Amenities | Capacities - people |
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Akinsdale | Alpine Park 36 Alpine Blvd |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 17 |
Braeside | Braeside Park 59 Sir Winston Churchill Ave |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open | Boarded Ice Surface - 37 |
Deer Ridge | Deer Ridge Park 120 Deer Ridge Dr |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open | Boarded Ice Surface - 37 |
Deerbourne Park 5 Deerbourne Dr |
Social Surface - Open | Social Surface - 26 | |
Downtown | Lions Park 21 Sir Winston Churchill Ave |
Social Surface - Open Freezeway - Open Washrooms - Open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily |
Social Surface - 11 Freezeway - 31 |
Erin Ridge | Erin Ridge Park 40 Erin Ridge Dr |
Social Surface - Open | Social Surface - 27 |
Forest Lawn | Flagstone Park 51 Flagstone Cr |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 38 |
Grandin | Gatewood Park 17 Gatewood Ave |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 31 |
Grosvenor Park 44 Grosvenor Blvd |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 34 |
|
Heritage Lakes | Hodgson Park 50 Heritage Dr |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open | Boarded Ice Surface - 37 |
Kingswood | Kingswood Park 395 Sturgeon Rd |
Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
Social Surface - 50 |
Lacombe Park | Larose Park 149 Larose Dr |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 49 |
Lacombe Lake Park 151 McKenney Ave |
Hockey Surface - Open Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
350 | |
Mission | St. Albert Catholic High School 33 Malmo Ave |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open | Boarded Ice Surface - 37 |
North Ridge | Natalia Park North Ridge Dr & Natalia Way |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open | Boarded Ice Surface - 37 |
Napoleon Park Napoleon Cr |
Social Surface - Open | Social Surface - 19 | |
Oakmont | Oakmont Park 96 Oak Vista Dr |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 36 |
Pineview | Princeton Park 28 Princeton Cr |
Social Surface - Open | Social Surface - 21 |
Sturgeon Heights | Salisbury Park 81 Salisbury Ave |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 26 |
Woodlands | Willoughby Park 6 Willoughby Dr |
Boarded Ice Surface - Open Social Surface - Open Change Building - Closed Portable Toilets - Available |
Boarded Ice Surface - 37 Social Surface - 6 |
Ice Safety
Residents are cautioned to stay off stormwater management facilities, rivers, lakes, and ponds throughout the city as they are not safe for walking or skating on; especially during milder temperatures. Learn more about ice safety
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Last edited: January 15, 2021