Feel the rush of the brisk mountain air on your cheeks at one of Winter Park and Fraser Valley’s ice skating rinks for a fun wintertime activity with the family. We’ve got five ice rinks to offer, from the Village Rink at Winter Park Resort to the ice rink and tubing hill at Snow Mountain Ranch. Find out where you’ll be donning your ice skates when you visit Winter Park!
Village Ice Skating Rink at Winter Park Resort
Check out the newest ice skating rink in Winter Park right in the center of the Village at Winter Park Resort (pictured, left). This ice rink is completely outdoors and has a great ambiance, with trees covered in lights, skiers coming down the mountain in the background and the activity of the surrounding Village restaurants and shops.
The rink is open daily between 10 am – 10 pm and ice skates can be rented from the Village Rental store located a short walk away across from Starbucks. Rates for rentals vary between morning (10am – 3pm) and evening hours (3pm -9pm). Adult skates are $8 or $10, kids are $6/$8, and a Family Package for two adults and two kids is $18/$29.
Take part in free lessons daily from 4-5pm, too. Just register by 3pm at the Village Rental store for the lesson.
Call 970-726-1564 for more information about the Village Ice Skating Rink at Winter Park Resort.
Snow Mountain Ranch Ice Skating Rink
Also known as the YMCA of the Rockies, Snow Mountain Ranch is over 5,000 acres of outdoor fun. Their outdoor ice rink is covered and right next to their hill for sledding and tubing. Members of the YMCA of the Rockies get complimentary admission to the ice rink and for non-members the cost of admission is $5. Ice Skate Rentals are $5 for the whole day.
If some of your family would rather go on their tubing & sledding hill, the cost is complimentary for members, $5 for sledding and $10 to do tubing for the entire day. Then sleds and tubes are for rent for $5 each.
Snow Mountain Ranch is about ten miles west on US Hwy 40 from Winter Park. Click here to get directions or call 970-887-2152.
Cooper Creek Square Ice Skating Rink
This is the most centrally located ice skating rink in the area is right next door to the shops and restaurants of Cooper Creek Square. It’s also outdoors, but partially covered, as it occupies a space in the free parking garage downtown. You can ice skate to music playing through their speakers and non-skaters can warm their hands by the fire at the outdoor fire pit just a few feet away.
Lots of other options for shopping and dining are in Cooper Creek Square, too. Our favorite, Mountain Grind Coffee and Bistro, has delicious warm drinks, wonderful Italian gelato and more treats.
Skating is free at the Cooper Creek Square rink; you just need to rent or bring your own skates. Ice skate rentals are available at two nearby shops: the Viking Lodge Rental shop (970-726-8885) at the corner next to the stoplight or at the Christy Sports shop (970-726-4708) in the lower level of Cooper Creek Square.
Call 970-726-8891 or click here for general information about the Cooper Creek Square Ice Skating Rink.
Fraser Valley Recreation Ice Skating Rink
There is a great, brand-new, ice skating rink just outside of Fraser next to the Fraser Ball Fields (on County Rd 5). The partially-covered rink also has a warming hut with skate rentals and concessions available during open-skate hours. Or, come watch the county’s hockey team practice.
To find the Fraser Recreation Ice Rink, follow Hwy 40 /Main Street west through downtown Winter Park and all the way through Fraser. Look for the blue sign for County Road 5 and take a left. You’ll see the baseball diamonds on the right. Take right onto the road about 100 yards down that takes you to the parking area.
For more information, visit the Fraser Valley Ice Skating Rink web page or call 970-726-4708.
Devil’s Thumb Ranch Ice Skating Rink
Devil’s Thumb Ranch is an exquisite site for enjoying some ice skating and beautiful views of the Continental Divide. Their outdoor ice rink is uncovered and cross country trails cross cross in the background. You can also enjoy Heck’s Tavern for lunch, the gourmet Ranch House Restaurant or the state of the art Spa while visiting Devil’s Thumb Ranch.
The cost is $5 to skate all day if you have your own ice skates or $10 includes rentals. They’re open from 9am to 4:30pm from November to April (as conditions permit).
To find Devil’s Thumb Ranch ice skate rink, drive west on Highway 40 toward Fraser. Go all the way through Fraser and continue about 2 more miles towards Tabernash. Before you get to the bridge leading into Tabernash, turn right onto County Road 83. Follow this road for about two miles until you reach the resort.
Call 970-726-8231 or 800-933-4339 for more information about the Devil’s Thumb Ranch Ice Skating Rink.
