Break The Ice
Does the blanket of glistening, soft-looking, new-fallen snow have you itching to get out in the elements? It’s definitely working its charm on us—and it’s safe to consider us the types who are perpetually cursing winter. We’d rather be inside if it’s below 65 degrees Fahrenheit. But just for now, all the moisture is most welcome: If it’s going to be winter, it might as well be pretty.
Though we’re sure the fresh pow-pow is close to amazing, we’ll be steering clear of crowded and expensive ski resorts and heading downtown instead. For a weekend activity, we suggest a night of dinner and dance … okay, not dance (that was yesterday), but skate.
First, try Italian-inspired Piastras (220 S. Main Street) for dinner—parking on 300 South is best—and then proceed to the Gallivan Center Ice Rink (239 S. Main Street), strap on your skates, and prepare to glide across the ice … preferably on your feet.
The rink is open until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children, and an additional $3 for each pair of skates (or $3.50 for hockey skates, if your guy is too much man for the figure-skating type).
Hat, gloves and/or mittens, and a scarf are musts, but if you still have a hard time warming up, you can head to Starbucks (200 S. Main St.) for a hot drink.
January 5th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Ice skating costs $20/ person in San Francisco. :(
January 5th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Yikes! Does that include skates?
January 5th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Lately, I have really been itching to strap on the skates (I wonder if mine still fit from 8th grade?) and get out on the ice. But I don’t know if I can bear the cold. Would it been too nerdy to go to the Spa?……….Heavens no (I think), heck, if I’m going to look silly on the ice, I may as well do it in front of a bunch of 5th, 6th, and 7th graders.
January 5th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Sun Valley was $15 not including skates…if you prefer not to support corporate conglomerations you can always go to Main Street Coffee too.
January 5th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I like your thinkin’, Carly. And Lori. I’m up for the Spa (Cottonwood Heights Rec Center?) any ol’ time. I took skating lessons there in 7th grade as part of gym class. Pretty cool, right?
January 5th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Winter fun! I love it. We went skating here in NY before Christmas and vowed to go to the Spa when were were in SLC. Unfortunately we never made it. But I highly recommend skating. There’s something magical and youthful about it.
January 7th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Since I’m 35 and nothing has the same “bounce” it used to, would I look like a total dork partaking of such a graceful sport donning knee and wrist guards? It all sounds fun until I take a fall and don’t bounce up like I used to when I was ten. This is on my list for 2007 must-do activities.
January 9th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
yeah for the cottonwood spa!!! went last night to ice skate and it was a blast…brought back so many memories:) what a great time ice skating is:) a perfect winter activity!! thanks again for the reminder!!!
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