I say just hanging around, but in reality we are really hard at work. Another pre-show prep item is prepping the arena for guests. First, we pull in beachers from outside behind the arena three sections. There is no easy or fun way of doing this. We rely on staff and volunteers showing up to…

Twice a year, we have an ice show and we host one figure skating competition. There is our winter show and our spring show. In the weeks leading up to it there is plenty of prep. Our figure skaters are rehearsing, and we are doing the technical prep. This includes getting all of the audio…

DMX lighting was installed several years ago for our figure skating shows and it has evolved a bit. When we started there was a small DMX panel controlled from a corner of the arena. After using it for a while, it was decided that the controls were in an inconvenient location and coordination for ice shows…

We get this question a lot. How do you make ice? Do you just flood it with a hose and hope for the best? Unfortunately it is not that easy. We start by servicing and prepping the chillers, which take several days. Once we have chillers up and running, we wait for 3 days to…