Best Cheap Ski Rinks In Calgary Near Me

4worldlovers: Olympic Plaza is a beautiful destination place for downtown Calgary workers during lunch hour. The plaza was built in 1988 for the Olympic Winter Games and has one of the few refrigerated outdoor ice surfaces in the city.

Olympic Plaza is involved in the Downtown Washroom Attendant Pilot Project from May until early October 2023. Washroom attendants will be present at the Olympic Plaza washrooms, located in the northeast corner of the plaza near 7th Avenue, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. everyday (excluding ticketed events).

Olympic Plaza was built in 1988 for the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary as the site of the medal presentation ceremonies and now hosts many special events & festivals throughout the year. It is also a wonderful place to sit and enjoy your lunch during the noon hour.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

While visiting Olympic Plaza, please remember that the following is not permitted:

The park includes a section of the escarpment but most of the area is on the flats. The flats are gravel deposits on an outer curve of the river. Consequently the shape of the park is constantly changing as some areas are washed away and others built up.

Prior to becoming parkland, the flats were owned by various large land-owners although there is no evidence of major human activities or settlement in the area. But, there is an interesting structure called a "sappers bridge" built in 1992 by military field engineers, otherwise known as sappers.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE RINK VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON CREATING AND MAINTAINING OUR ICE SURFACES FOR OUR COMMUNITY’S ENJOYMENT!

PLEASE – whether or not the rinks stay open is entirely dependent on user compliance with current Provincial and Municipal regulations and Public Health Orders. This includes social distancing.

If either rink is too busy to maintain the required 2m distance, please try returning another time or wait until users dissipate. While that will no doubt disappoint many, we must operate in full compliance so as not to risk losing the use of the rinks all together.

Please help us keep the rinks open so skating fun can continue!

Thank you to all of our dedicated rink crew volunteers for getting the rinks ready to go. We truly appreciate you!

4worldlovers:
Valley Ridge is situated in the NW quadrant of the City of Calgary. Valley Ridge is a charming community that is over 50% green space. Included in our green space is amazing wildlife, hiking trails, bike paths, the Bow River and the Valley Ridge Golf Course. With city and mountain views everywhere you walk, Valley Ridge is full of surprises.

Valley Ridge, surrounded by nature, provides vibrant and peaceful community living encouraging neighborly pride and caring for residents of all ages.

The Valley Ridge Community Association is an involved, dedicated volunteer organization that represents the interests of the community and engages community residents.

The Valley Ridge Community Association endeavors to promote and enhance the quality of life through: