On average, an ice
resurfacer travels close to
2,000
MILES
each year in the course of resurfacing,
or about the distance from Los Angeles
to Columbus, Ohio (Home to NARCE!)
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and an average of
38 MILES
to create a full sheet
of ice at 1 inch thick
(of 13 layers)
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rink facts
Facts and figures from the rink industry
RINK RANGERS
by Mike Curti
ILLUSTRATION: GALLON JUG BY JEFF SEEVERS/THE NOUN PROJECT
Ice, Ice Baby
Fun facts about the ice in which we build
The average rink has
54,000 ft
of rink floor tubing
(over 10 miles—almost
2 Mt. Everests)
COOLING LOAD IS
OR ABOUT THE
WEIGHT OF 9 CARS
Approximately
3,400
GALLONS
of brine in the refrigeration system
and
13,000 ft
(OVER 2 MILES)
OF SUB SOIL PIPING
