Lauren Zell contributed the following comments regarding the Mt. View Ice Arena in Vancouver, WA - just over the bridge from Portland (http://www.mtviewice.com/) - thank you Lauren!!!
"I skate at Mountain View on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 6 – 8. The first session in the morning is at 5:00 and the ice is resurfaced every two hours. I find the ice smooth, but it is softer after the 7:00 resurface. Today after the resurfacing, the lutz corner still had pockmarks from a skater’s double lutz/double toe combos in the previous hour. Some slushy ice filled in the worst divots.
The management is friendly. There is a heat lamp above some of the benches where you put your skates on, but the aluminum benches are cold (I wear one pair of tights and a georgette skirt so probably notice this more than most skaters)
My biggest frustration is with the music. The rinkside music system consists of a dual cd unit, a dual cassette unit and a receiver. The track indicator for the cd unit doesn’t work, so if you are using a cd with dances of several types on it, you hope that you’ve pushed the forward/back button enough times. Also, the cd has a variable speed lever, so I’m never sure if we’re doing the dances to the right tempo.
Today’s frustration stemmed from not being able to get sound from the cassette unit through the speakers. "
Lauren
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YES! The CD player is a nightmare at Mt. View.
I wonder who is responsible for that CD player? Does it fall under the category of "not my problem?" How does everyone work on their programs?
Those benches have always bugged me - having snagged a lot of pairs of tights on them and yes, they are cold - I mean, why have metal benches at a skating rink????????
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