The City of St. Albert announced today that it has closed all of the community's outdoor rinks for the season, due to the unsafe ice conditions created by the warm weather hitting the region this week.
All recreational ice skating surfaces are now closed due to warm weather and unsafe conditions.
— City of St. Albert - Recreation and Parks (@StA_Recreation) March 12, 2024
See you next year! ⛸️ pic.twitter.com/PfGGSwz8bC
The outdoor rinks were only open for about three months, as an unseasonably warm fall meant the rinks weren't safe for skating until mid-December.
The warm temperatures to start the week are only expected to get warmer by the weekend, as the Weather Network is forecasting St. Albert's daytime highs to reach 8 degrees Celsius on Saturday, March 16, and 11 degrees Celsius on Sunday, March 17.
Residents who aren't quite ready to hang up the skates until next winter can head to Kinex Arena on Sunday for a free public skate from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m..
