Enjoy Ice Sports In All Seasons With Synthetic Ice Skating Rinks

Do you dream of making a career in ice skating, ice hockey or maybe any other type of ice-based sports? Buy or rent a synthetic ice skating rink to practice hard and improve your hockey skills. As the name suggests, synthetic ice skating rinks are made up of synthetic ice, a man-made engineered polymer plastic. Each of the polymer panels are perfectly interlocked together to come up with a flat and even surface that offers superior gliding experience.

Those who aren’t aware of the various benefits of these surfaces should know that these panels aren’t manufactured with frozen or refrigerated water. It does not even require water to design these rinks. If at all water is used, it is only required to clean to the surface. That’s it.

And unlike the panels designed with the aid of natural or artificial ice, you would not find ice residue, white flakes, or excessive shavings on the floor. Since there isn’t any interruption, you can drag your skates and/or hockey sticks smoothly on the surface.

Price of the synthetic ice skating panels usually depends on the size and the type of installation that you may want. Quite certainly, the requirements of a residence are different from that of the commercial settings. Skating panels used here are comparatively smaller in size and are usually customized as per the exact dimension of your space- basement, garage, or backyard.

I mean if you are planning to install these rinks for the extra-long hour practice sessions, backyard get-togethers, fun activities with friends, late night fun in your basement, you can opt for residential solutions. Quite certainly, the requirements of a residence are different from that of the commercial settings. Skating panels used here are comparatively smaller in size and are usually customized as per the exact dimension of your space- basement, garage, or backyard.

And you need not worry about its maintenance as it only requires initial investment. As far as the cleaning of these panels is concerned, just use small amount of water and clean it well. There is no limitation with regards to the maintenance of the sub-zero temperature. No water means no refrigeration required, which means low maintenance.

In contrast, synthetic ice skating rinks used for commercial purposes are large sized panels with the capacity to easily accommodate an entire hockey team or a team of some other ice-based sport/s.

Apart from its size, ice panels used for commercial purposes are usually thicker in size. Several considerations are kept in mind before designing these products, such as: -

1. Quantity of skater or ice sports athletes
2. Indoor or outdoor installation
3. Short term or long term use
4. Type of substrate used
5. Objective of buying or renting the rinks

These are some of the most common factors that help you find the right product, matching your objectives.