Skate over to Umatilla Ice Rink for some cool winter enjoyable

Skate over to Umatilla Ice Rink for some cool winter enjoyable

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, January 13, 2026

UMATILLA — If you might be searching for a enjoyable winter exercise close by, the Umatilla Ice Rink may simply match the invoice.

Now in its fifth yr of operation, the Umatilla Ice Rink is open now by means of Feb. 16 at Kiwanis Park, 129 Walla Walla St.

Brody Bowman, parks and recreation coordinator for town, stated the rink has been successful with the group.

“I feel it’s been great,” Bowman stated. “One thing that lets you know that it’s popular is the number of return skaters, people who come back. We get a lot of return skaters, which means we’re doing something right.”

Bowman stated the rink is rented out for a wide range of occasions.

“We rent it out for a lot of birthday parties and family reunions,” Bowman stated. “We had an employee appreciation party not too long ago.”

The ice rink is open 4-7 p.m. on Fridays and midday to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

The admission price is $8 per individual or $24 for a household of 4, plus $8 for every extra member of the family.

Season passes can be found for the primary time this yr, Bowman stated. A season cross for a person is $40 and $120 for a household of 4.

Luke Romero, parks and recreation supervisor, stated town has offered numerous passes early on.

“You can skate all season long whenever you want,” Romero stated. “We’ve seen a lot of return skaters with the passes this year.”

Ice rink manufactured from artificial ice

The rink is manufactured by Glice, a Swiss producer of Eco-Ice, an artificial type of ice. Eco-Ice is made out of heat-pressed polymers so water and electrical energy aren’t required for operation.

Eco-Ice has the additional advantage of consolation in that skaters don’t get moist, and the shock-absorbing properties lower the chance of getting damage.

“It gives you as close to an ice feeling without it being ice,” Romero stated.

Glice has put in greater than 2,000 Eco-Rinks in additional than 90 nations since 2012. The Umatilla Ice Rink, nevertheless, is the one one within the area utilizing Eco-Ice, Romero stated.

“It being the only one of its kind around us is pretty neat,” Romero stated. “Our residents really enjoy it.”

Romero stated the rink just isn’t a giant income generator for town.

“This is all about quality of life and providing amenities for the community,” Romero stated. “Anytime you can provide winter amenities here in Umatilla is a good thing,” he stated.