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Always ice skate and play on the ice at your own risk. Good rule of thumb: make sure all ice is 10
inches thick. Watch for springs and flows. We are seeking volunteers to help maintain our outdoor ice.
As weather allows, we try to maintain Second Lake first and Boulder Stadium, as time, conditions,
weather and other priorities allow. (Boulder Stadium is a low priority.)

                                        CONDITIONS

Last update:  
                                    Second Lake: 

                                    Boulder Stadium:

Snowfall is anticipated tonight which will change the ice conditions. Temperatures continue to rise, watch for flows.

Ice Skate Check Out
You can borrow a pair of ice skates for one week from Sports & Rec for a $10 deposit. 224.4054. Stop by the gym at 519 4th Avenue. We have many sizes, but mostly kids' skates. Donations to our ice skate program are always appreciated. Thanks. See equipment check-out.

Why not the parking lots?
A few years ago, a group of dedicated folks set out to prove that a good, temporary ice skate rink could be built in the City parking lot between 4th & 3rd Aves. Plow trucks, snow berms, graders, water trucks were all employed to the hours of community work. There were days of good skating. Parents would line the berm to shine headlights on the ice to allow safer skating. However, as is the case in Seward,  the weather warmed, ice melted. The water began to flow under the top layer of ice, as the lot is not completely level. There was a gap between the asphalt and a thin sheen of ice on top. It couldn't be fixed with vehicles and was not safe for even a 100 pound skater. Our climate conditions changing so often makes any outdoor ice hard to predict, hard to maintain and hard to stay enthusiastic about. We focus our efforts on the consistent, best two locations in town.

Contact Us:
Mark Stauble, Parks Operations Supervisor
City of Seward - SPRD
702 Aspen Lane, off the Seward Highway
P.O. Box 167
Seward, AK  99664-0167
(907)224.4055
fax: 224.4088

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