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Auburndale Cove skating Open today for first time! FREE Ice Skating!

My neighbor Maxine alerted me that Auburndale Cove skating is open today for first time!

She says, “No better winter activity than outdoor skating at the cove on natural ice! It has rarely been open in recent years, but this Polar Express freeze brings this benefit!”

Update for today, Jan 25th, from Maxine, “We are just back and ice surface is crunchy and can be dangerous for falls. (I took a nice dive!). They say they will plane ice surface Sunday morning and should be better.”

Auburndale Cove

West Pine Street

Auburndale, MA 02466

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Auburndale Cove Skating Newton MA

Image from Endless Knots

Operational Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 3:00 – 9:00 PM
Tuesday 2:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays & Vacations 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

The following standards are used in determining sufficient ice thickness for skating:

6” Black Ice  – Black Ice is formed by the freezing of water without a snowcap on it; thus creating a non-porous ice that is strong in consistency.
9” Snow Ice – Snow Ice is formed when a snow covers, over a thin layer of black ice melts and re-freezes to form a white porous ice.

Skating Hotline: 617-796-1536

When is ice safe?
There really is no sure answer. You can’t judge the strength of ice just by its appearance, age, thickness, temperature, or whether or not the ice is covered with snow. Strength is based on all these factors — plus the depth of water under the ice, size of the water body, water chemistry and currents, the distribution of the load on the ice, and local climatic conditions.

There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice.

Some cold facts about ice:

  • New ice is usually stronger than old ice. Four inches of clear, newly formed ice may support one person on foot, while a foot or more of old, partially thawed ice may not.
  • Ice seldom freezes uniformly. It may be a foot thick in one location and only an inch or two just a few feet away.
  • Ice formed over flowing water and currents is often dangerous. This is especially true near streams, bridges and culverts. Also, the ice on outside river bends is usually weaker due to the undermining effects of the faster current.
  • The insulating effect of snow slows down the freezing process. The extra weight also reduces how much weight the ice sheet can support. Also, ice near shore can be weaker than ice that is farther out.
  • Booming and cracking ice isn’t necessarily dangerous. It only means that the ice is expanding and contracting as the temperature changes.
  • Schools of fish or flocks of waterfowl can also adversely affect the relative safety of ice. The movement of fish can bring warm water up from the bottom of the lake. In the past, this has opened holes in the ice causing snowmobiles and cars to break through.

Note that there are no ice skate rentals.

 

Other free outdoor ice skating rinks in Newton:

Newton Centre: Check their Facebook page for when it opens.

Newton Highlands

 

Other places to ice skate:

Daly Rink in Brighton

Reilly Rink in Brookline Cleveland Circle

Veterans Memorial Rink Waltham

Larz Anderson Park in Brookline

Lessons at Fessenden School

Babson College Ice Skating Lessons

Cheryl Franks Creative Skating Academy at BB&N

The Skating Club of Boston

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