We pay 5.00 for one hour of Freestyle ice time.

Club Ice is 7 for members for 1 hour(1st hour is free...) for non members it is 8 an hour

I did pay 10.00 per 1/2 hour of ice time for my daughter a couple of weeks ago, but that was for competition practice ice...

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Near DC, transportation often costs more than the ice, and takes a long time. Some rinks and clubs can charge whatever the market will bear, up to $15 / 45 minute freestyle or dance session. Others have cheap (starting at $4) barely used two hour public sessions.

Some people move to be close to a good rink!

People from Siberia and northern Canada have it better. They can get a few square miles to themselves for free. But they must get lonely. No fun being the only one on the ice.

And no zamboni, either, unless they bring their own.

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Ice dancers have lovely big curves!

The towns in Sweden zamboni the lakes. It's not great as I think they only do it once a week and with any sunshine the surface melts and refreezes into horrid bumps and ruts. But being on the middle of a lake in ice skates, is probably one of the best experiences I've ever had. That really is true getting away from it all. But always bring a friend and a phone as otherwise I'd agree it can get lonely. Although when I did it there were enough cross-country skaters out that there were always people passing. You just didn't seem them again for a long while, unlike a rink where they keep coming around and around.

I think I have you all beat. Here in NJ the club buys ice from the rink and we have to charge $20 per hour for Freestyle ice just to break even. That's for contract ice. If you walk on it's $25.

Lara