Comments on: Good ice for skating?

By: Bill Donavan

Bill Donavan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:44:09 +0000

…Have you all seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jf6RBkBB-4

By: Tim Brown

Tim Brown — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:35:03 +0000

Breaking Salida hockey news…the Salida Ravens played their 1st game this season at the Gunni indoor rink. We tied the Gunnison Masters Team 4-4. Not bad considering we had 9 players to their 16, and they’ve been paying for 2 months now, and for most of us, it was out 1st time on skates this year.
With all this snow, its time to ski powder up high. If anyone is interested in playing on the Salida team, get in touch.

By: Laura Donavan

Laura Donavan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:23:12 +0000

Hey, I like my 1980′s JC Penny’s white figure skates.

By: Bill Donavan

Bill Donavan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:37:25 +0000

The NHL is now scouting me.
http://www.themountainmail.com/SiteImages/FeaturePhoto/1210.jpg

By: Shannon Bevington

Shannon Bevington — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:32:57 +0000

bill, good to see you out there skating this early in the year. I am always afraid to be the “test bunny” on ice! Dan just asked me yesterday, do people skate on Franz. Lake?

By: Bill Donavan

Bill Donavan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:24:40 +0000

Hey, after having classic Bauer 100s growing up, I left them at my parents after high school to be sold at a garage sale for probably $5 ..along with my beer can collection, and 1960′s Skurfer collection, but that’s another story. So, maybe ten years ago I bought some $40 plastic shell skates. Needless to say, they suck. Now, after ten years, I am totally over them. Does anyone have some ok used hockey skates size 9-10 to sell/barter?

Also Riley took over Laura’s hockey skates, so I need some new ones for her, size 7-ish. I also have Shea’s old little skates I’d love to trade/sell.

pass it on, thanks..! bd

By: Rob Tressler

Rob Tressler — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:48:59 +0000

thanks, Greg. I was there a few years ago but haven’t been back.

By: Bill Donavan

Bill Donavan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:26:10 +0000

LOL..hopefully you’re not too worried. If too many folks go there, that’s awesome, and unlikely as you know! When we first moved here ten years ago we shoveled a rink there a few times. I didn’t know anyone else knew about it actually? and havent been back there in a few years. That little pond by the campground up Chalk Creek is our standby nowadays, albeit cold/shady, which cuts both ways of course.

I heard Clear Creek is amazing right now btw.

We’re skating Franzers after kids get out of school today.

By: Greg Walter

Greg Walter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:52:07 +0000

Yea, your right. My Bad!

By: Mark Minor

Mark Minor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:09:25 +0000

Greg–you gave away our secret surf, I mean, skate spot!!

By: Greg Walter

Greg Walter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:25:38 +0000

Try the quarry pond on the way to Turrett. For the past 6 years or so my wife and i have been clearing it off. It is well protected from wind and snow and isnt creek fed so it freezes smooth doesnt heave or collapse, close to town, and large enough to sustain a real hockey game. Not that I play, just think that it is a treasure that we skaters should take full advantge of. P.S. Because of its protection the ice stays good well into march. Better than the maggie in Breck.
Greg Walter

By: Rob Tressler

Rob Tressler — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:07:15 +0000

if anyone breaks out the sticks and pucks for some old school pond hockey, I’m game.