Thx

Your advice on what WILL happen is really what I needed confirmation on.

I’m gonna hold and just throw a small layer over top once it is ready to walk on. It will cost me a day or two of skating time, but in these parts if I get 5-7 weeks of skating I will be ecstatic.

J

Thank you

This is my first year with a backyard rink so I am not an experienced rink builder.
I poured a 20×35 backyard rink in Northern Illinois last week (8 inches at the deepest point and 3 inches deep at the shallowest).

This morning I checked and there was approximately 1-2 inches of ice formed. We had about 3-4 inches of snow today. It has formed a “slush” over the top. I can’t shovel the rink because I am likely to break through the ice.

It looks like we have more snow on the way overnight.

Has anyone come across this issue? Is it best to just leave it be? Does anyone have advice based on experience with this type of problem?

J

This is my first year with a backyard rink so I am not an experienced rink builder.

I poured a 20×35 backyard rink in Northern Illinois last week (8 inches at the deepest point and 3 inches deep at the shallowest).

This morning I checked and there was approximately 1-2 inches of ice formed. We had about 3-4 inches of snow today. It has formed a “slush” over the top. I can’t shovel the rink because I am likely to break through the ice.

It looks like we have more snow on the way overnight.

Has anyone come across this issue? Is it best to just leave it be? Does anyone have advice based on experience with this type of problem?

J