Richfield, MN

Warming house season begins Friday, December 22 (weather-permitting).
Lights will be provided at these locations from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
At Taft Park, lights will stay on at the broomball rink on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 10:15 pm.

Park	Address	Warming House Schedule	Pleasure Rink	Hockey Rink	Broomball Rink
Christian	6900 Bloomington Ave	Mon & Wed: 4:30-8:30 pm Sat: 10:00 am-4:00 pm	X	X
Donaldson	7434 Humboldt Ave	Tue & Thu: 4:30-8:30 pm Sun: 12:30-4:30 pm	X	East Rink	West Rink
Augsburg	7145 Wentworth Ave	Fri: 4:30-8:30 pm Sat: 10:00 am-4:00 pm		X
Fremont	7445 Fremont Ave	Not available
Jefferson	6700 Thomas Ave	Not available
Madison	6244 Knox Ave	Not available

Hockey and broomball are not allowed on pleasure rinks.    For information about reserving a rink for hockey or broomball, please call 612-861-9396

MAKING AND MAINTAINING ICE

Outdoor ice sheets are created using Richfield's water trucks.  The trucks work much faster than conventional flooding with high-volume hose.  When temperatures fall low enough, City crews work to build an ice sheet, layer by layer, over a period of approximately ten days. 

Rinks are maintained Monday-Friday, excluding holidays and weather permitting.  Typical maintenance includes sweeping debris and spraying fresh water to form a new top layer of ice.

Warming Houses will be closed if:

• The air temperature is -10F or colder
• The wind chill index is -20F or colder
• Warm temperatures softening ice, making them unsafe for skating
• Snowfalls of more than 2" may delay cleaning the rinks and opening the warming house.