Online Skating Deals (Groupon, Livingsocial, etc.)

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Groupon deal: The Rink Exchange at Lane County Ice Arena, Eugene, Oregon

http://www.groupon.com/deals/the-rink-exchange

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For $10, you get an ice-skating outing for two (up to a $20 total value) that includes the following:
•Two admissions (up to a $14 value)
•Two skate rentals (a $4 value)
•Two small hot chocolates or two rainbow popsicles (a $2 value)


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For $20, you get an ice-skating outing for four (up to a $40 total value) that includes the following:
•Four admissions (up to a $28 value)
•Four skate rentals (an $8 value)
•Four small hot chocolates or four rainbow popsicles (a $4 value)


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For $30, you get an ice-skating outing (up to a $60 total value) for six that includes the following:
•Six admissions (up to a $42 value)
•Six skate rentals (a $12 value)
•Six small hot chocolates or six rainbow popsicles (a $6 value)

[Isk8NYC]

Groupon deal for the Blazers Ice Centre in Ohlahoma City, OK:  Ice-Skating Outing for Four or Eight-Week Learn-to-Skate Program

http://www.groupon.com/deals/blazers-ice-centre-okc?c=dnb&p=3

Ice is nothing more than water that won't let people swim in it, and must be publically chastised in the form of sharp metallic blades that merrily crisscross to and fro across the frozen surface. Mete out aqueous justice with today's Groupon to Blazers Ice Centre.

Choose between the following options:

•For $32, you get a skating package for four (a $64 value). The package includes: •One session admission for four adults or children
•Four skate rentals
•Four baskets of chicken fingers, including fries and a drink

•For $50, you get an eight-week learn-to-skate program (a $132 value including $12 membership fee).
Eight-week classes are held on the following dates and times:
•October 25–December 13: Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m.
•October 30–December 17: Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.

Blazers Ice Centre, home of the Oklahoma University Sooners, lets groups embark on frosty fun adventures during daily public-skate hours. Twirling and toe-picking across a frozen indoor pond marries exercise with entertainment and gives budding Dorothy Hamills and Wayne Gretzkys a chance to practice camel spins, fast breaks, and basic stopping technique, such as running into a wall. Fueled by a meal of chicken fingers, fries, and a drink, a foursome of ice gliders can enjoy freestyle skating to their heart's content.

Registered instructors mold slip 'n' sliders of all ages into graceful ice traversers in the fundamentals of the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program. Pupils wearing either their own skates or a pair of rentals (included with this Groupon) ease onto the rink, as skate mavens impart the basics of icemanship, such as distinguishing between a triple lutz, a double salchow, or a single angry zamboni.

After the invigorating lessons, class members gambol about during public skating, where the Sooners' palpable aura acts as an inspirational beacon to aspiring skaters.

[Isk8NYC]

Livingsocial deal for Clearwater Ice Arena in Clearwater, FL: http://livingsocial.com/deals/49351-2-9-or-4-18-ice-skating-passes-and-rentals

Clearwater Ice Arena

Two ($9) or Four ($18) Ice Skating Passes and Skate Rentals

If there are any frozen lakes in Florida, they certainly aren't safe. So if you want to be the next Martin St. Louis, you'll need to find a better place to practice shredding the solid water. Today's deal from the Clearwater Ice Arena gives you exactly that: For $9, you and your equivalent of Vincent Lecavalier each get skates and admission to this rink of champions (a $18 value). Or, if you've got a full roster, opt for the double portion and get four passes and skate rentals for just $18 (regularly $36). You'll score more than a hat trick with this deal, and you won't have to worry about falling through the ice to your doom.

Want more? Check out the Clearwater Ice Arena on Facebook

[jjane45]

Thank you for sharing, Isk8NYC! Some of the deals made me chuckle.

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Groupon deal: http://www.groupon.com/deals/miami-kendall-ice-arena?c=dnb&p=4

Kendall Ice Arena – Miami, Florida
Ice-Skating Outing for Two or Figure-Skating Classes

Like the best-tasting pieces of Halloween candy, shoes are better when they have blades attached to them. Strap on sharp slippers with today's Groupon to Kendall Ice Arena. Choose between the following options:
•For $10, you get open-skate admission and skate rentals for two people (a $20 value).
•For $40, you get six group figure-skating classes, plus entry to public skate sessions with each class, and a one-year U.S. Figuring Skating basic-skills registration for one (a $95.50 value).



Kendall Ice Arena appeals frost-seeking athletes with daily open-skate sessions and an array of figure-skating lessons. During open skate, two ice carvers of any ages, skill level, and blade sharpness can take advantage of the 200'x58' sheet. Those dropping in on karaoke night, held Thursdays from 6:30–10 p.m., can glide and twirl or belt out renditions of "I Wanna Skate With Somebody."

Those opting for the six classes will learn from a professional teacher in the U.S. Figure Skating basic-skills curriculum. The eight-level program gradually introduces fledgling fancy-feet to the fundamental moves. Each 30-minute session boasts dynamic ice instruction as novices glide through essential techniques, including moving backward, stopping, turning, and carving cursive love poems into freshly zambonied ice. Enrollment in the program includes the USFS registration fee, which is good for one year. Skaters can suit up in their own skates or rent blades for $3 a day during their lessons, and take advantage of open skate afterward.

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Saw this on the Raleigh craigslist site - sounds like they bought a groupon deal or similar and are re-selling it now.

Buyer beware!

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tix/2582340375.html

[Isk8NYC]

Groupon deal for West Hartford, CT

http://www.groupon.com/deals/veterans-memorial-ice-rink-1

Like the best-tasting pieces of Halloween candy, shoes are better when they have blades attached to them. Engage in serrated skating with today's Groupon: for $7, you get public skating admission for two at Veterans Memorial Ice Skating Rink (up to a $13.50 value).

Pairs of blade runners head to Veterans Memorial Ice Skating Rink to pirouette and glide through 60- to 90-minute open-skate sessions held in a climate-controlled environment. The 200'x85' rink is regulation NHL size, allowing skaters to recreate the quadruple axel Wayne Gretzky used to do as he crossed the endzone. An electric-powered zamboni handles all smoothing-related concerns, ensuring the air is free of emissions. Visitors must bring their own skates or acquire a pair of Riedell soft skates from the rental shop for $4. Stop by the arcade to sharpen hand-eye coordination, or visit the snack bar and skate shop for a snow cone served inside a hockey mask. Check the schedule for open-skate days and times.

I'm adding the "serrated skating" to the list of post count titles, lol.

[sarahspins]

That is too funny - I wonder where some of these deals get their wording from?

[MimiG]

My cousin used to write for Groupon - they have a staff of writers that research the deals and write up the text. They're expected to be really silly and maybe have a bit of an inside joke feel, if possible. She liked writing for them, but was mostly doing it while between "real" jobs.

[Isk8NYC]

livingsocial - Ft. Lauderdale FL

http://livingsocial.com/deals/118387-two-hour-public-ice-skating-for-two?msdc_id=958

[Isk8NYC]

If you belong to a social networking site, like Facebook or Twitter, you should "like" or "follow" your local rinks. 

Several of them have offered two-for-one skating sessions and free introduction lessons.

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livingsocial deal for Fort Collins, CO:

http://livingsocial.com/deals/107447-four-ice-skating-admissions-and-skate-rentals?msdc_id=1000

Ever since you were dragged to every Disney, Nickelodeon, and other kid show-come-to-life on ice, your kids have not stopped ranting and raving over the magic that is ice-skating. Show your kids who's Ice Queen with today's deal from NOCO Ice Center. Enjoy a four-pack of ice-skating with skate rentals for only $16 (a $32 value) -- and saving 50% means you can afford such a family outing without having any assets frozen. As home to the Northern Colorado Youth Hockey team, the Junior Eagles, NOCO Ice Center is kid-tested and mother-approved. Don't sit in the stands anymore watching while Belle and Dora take to the ice -- strap on some skates and let your own fantasies come to life.

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groupon deal for Polar Ice House in Grapevine, TX:

http://www.groupon.com/deals/polar-ice-house-dallas?c=dnb&p=4

Choose from the following options:
• For $11, you get admission and skate rental for two (up to a $22 value).
• For $20, you get admission and skate rental for four (up to a $44 value).
• For $39, you get a four-week Learn to Skate class, including skate rental (a $100 value).
• For $75, you get an ice-skating birthday party package (a $150 value). The party includes:
  •Admission and skate rental for up to 10 guests
  •One-hour use of the private party area
  •Soft drinks & one hot dog per guest
  •Party host/hostess
  •Ice-skating lesson

At Polar Ice House, kids of all ages can perform an axel jump and skate circles around the same ice the Dallas Ice Jets hockey team calls home. Grab a good friend or three ice-bound aviators and form a flying V during one of Polar Ice House's public skate times available throughout the week. On Friday and Saturday evenings, be-bladed speedsters can slice the ice during Laser Skate as DJs spin energetic tunes and laser lights flicker, flash, and send coded messages to the martians apologizing for missing their call.

Novice skaters of all age and ability can earn their ice wings during the four-week Learn to Skate program, consisting of once-per-week 30-minute group lessons. Pro instructors certified by U.S. Figure Skating group each class by age and skill, teaching students the basics of glacial transportation before letting them loose during a 90-minute supervised practice session.

Birthday packages at Polar Ice House commemorate big days for celebrants and up to 10 guests. Party-goers while away their youthful splendor with 90-minutes of public skating time and munch hot dogs and soft drinks in the privately reserved party area. An included skate lesson gives every guest the gift of on-ice confidence necessary for most college interviews.

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livingsocial deal for Glacier Ice and Snow in Pompano Beach, FL : http://livingsocial.com/deals/118387-two-hour-public-ice-skating-for-two

Two-Hour Public Ice Skating for Two with Skate Rental and Two Small Sodas for $14

If you have high hopes your lil' ice slicer will grace the roster of the 2028 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers or the Gold Medal US Figure Skating team, you'll need a place for him to practice to perfection. Get there with today's deal from Glacier Ice and Snow Arena in Lighthouse Point: Spend $14, and score admission for two and two small sodas (a $28 value) on either Saturday evening (8 p.m. to 10 p.m.) or Sunday afternoon (1:40 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.). You'll gain precious moments in the rink with your little hockey pro, so you can instill the confidence and skills he needs to become Florida's own version of Gretzky. At half off, this deal is a Great One in its own right

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Groupon deal for Arkansas Skatium, Little Rock, Arkansas http://www.groupon.com/deals/arkansas-skatium-little-rock?c=dnb&p=3

Before the invention of skates, individuals hoping to enjoy open-air cruising were required to either surf on top of their cars or walk really fast. Feel the wind in your hair and your feet with today's Groupon to Arkansas Skatium. Choose from the following options:

•For $20, you get a family fun pack (a $43 value) that includes:
•Admission for four to any open public ice- or roller-skating session
•Skate rental for four
•One large 16" pizza with one topping
•One pitcher of soda

•For $30, you get five ice-skating classes (a $126.50 total value) which include:
•Skate rental (a $15 total value)
•Season skate pass (a $49 value)
•Five classes (a $62.50 total value)
•$20 off the purchase of new skates (not included in the total value)

•For $59, you get ten ice-skating classes (a $204 total value), which include:
•Skate rental (a $30 total value)
•Season skate pass (a $49 value)
•10 classes (a $125 value)
•$20 off the purchase of new skates (not included in the total value)


Arkansas Skatium offers graceful gliders their choice of eight-wheeled or double-bladed fun on the facility's radiant rinks. Roller skates gather speed as skaters skim across the slick surface, reliving youthful fantasies of becoming a roller-derby star or 1950s drive-in waitress. Coast among the crowds as the upbeat melodies of disco classics and retro rock put a little pep in each push. Switching climates, fun-loving freewheelers can spin and twirl over to the ice rink to practice double toe loops, triple axels, or quadruple stackers before chowing down on slices of piping-hot pizza blanketed in a choice of pepperoni, sausage, or plain cheese.

Skaters ages 4 and older seeking to sharpen their frozen-surface skills may opt instead to enroll in a series of ice-skating lessons. In addition to 30-minutes of personalized instruction, participants garner an hour of practice time on the ice and three months of open skating by blade, wheel, or greased tennis shoe. Although skate rentals are included, students receive a complimentary $20 credit towards the purchase of their very own set of sharp shoes from Arkansas Skatium's pro shop.

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Skatetown Ice Arena groupon (Roseville, CA)
http://www.groupon.com/deals/skatetown?c=dnb&p=1

Ice skating, like an acorn-collecting contest, is an enjoyable family pastime as well as practical preparation for the impending ice age. Embrace the future with today's Groupon: for $16, you get an ice-skating outing for three at Skatetown Ice Arena in Roseville (up to a $33 total value), which includes the following:

•Three ice-skating admissions (up to a $22.50 value)
•Three skate rentals (up to a $10.50 value)

Skatetown Ice Arena offers refrigerated merriment to skaters of all skill levels with two NHL-size ice rinks and modern facilities. The arena's friendly staff helps guests to find comfortable footwear from an arsenal of nearly 1,200 pairs of skates and also provides helmets to protect heads and conceal bashful hairdos. Skaters can slide through several themed public skate sessions, such as Friday Night Meltdown, a soiree of laser lights, music videos, Guitar Hero, and snowball-fighting, or weekend family skate sessions, featuring an assortment of games, including a parachute spin. The rink is wheelchair accessible, and visitors can rent sleds to chauffeur small children or prized parking-ticket collections across the ice. Patrons can also visit a pro shop filled with skating gear or refuel at the full-service snack bar.

Skatetown Ice Arena's rates fluctuate on certain days of the week; plan ahead to make sure you're redeeming your Groupon at the most opportune time

[Isk8NYC]

Groupon/ polar ice house, ft worth texas

http://www.groupon.com/deals/polar-ice-house-fort-worth

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Livingsocial deal for Hampton Roads Iceplex in Yorktown, VA

http://livingsocial.com/deals/80943-ice-skating-admissions-with-skate-rental?msdc_id=162

The glory days of those grade school skating parties may have passed, along with that Clarissa Explains it All-era wardrobe, but you'll never outgrow the need to have some fun.

With today's deal from the Hampton Roads IcePlex, get back in touch with your inner-child when you pay $9 (regularly $18) for two admissions with skate rental. Or, make it a party and score one ten-pack of admissions with skate rental for $45 (a $90 value).

Yorktown's premiere skating rink since 2001, this spot is sure to rekindle those schoolyard ice capade fantasies. Take an afternoon and reconnect with your old pastime with just one friend or with your coworkers. Just don't be surprised when your boss whips out a showy triple axel -- you didn't think you were the only one with dreams, did you?

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livingsocial deal for The Ice Factory of Central Florida, Kissimmee, FL
http://livingsocial.com/deals/130945-ice-skating-admission-with-skate-rental

The Winter Olympics are like the Summer Games' less-cool little brother. Regardless, there's one thing that gets us pumped for the snowy show: the elegance, athleticism, and sheer spectacle of the figure skating competition. You'll feel like a million gold medals as you're gliding around the rink at The Ice Factory of Central Florida, where today's deal will get you admission, rented skates, and a small popcorn and drink for only $7 (a $14 value). Or, for just $13, make this a pairs deal and get two admissions, rentals, and sets of snacks (a $28 value). Lace up for this deal today, and don't worry... if you fall a couple times, you can just blame the French judge.

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groupon deal for Raleigh Center Ice (formerly Raleigh RecZone) in Raleigh, NC
http://www.groupon.com/deals/raleigh-center-ice

•For $10, you get ice-skating passes for two (a $20 value).
•For $18, you get ice-skating passes for four (a $40 value).

Not sure I care for the tone of the "creative writing" on this one, which includes this blurb:

Atop Raleigh Center Ice's freshly zambonied rink, skaters zip and twirl through nearly daily public-skating sessions. After lacing up the provided rental skates or strapping ice cubes to sneakers, guests can glide over the frost-encrusted Carolina Hurricanes' logo, jettisoning down the length of the NHL–level rink. Ice jockeys of all levels can fly across the ice in tandem or barrel toward figure skaters in synchronized quartets almost any day of the week, practicing snowplow stops or full-chested hockey slams. The recently remodeled rink aims to accommodate the youth hockey groups and freelance skaters of the community, and boasts a lofty new lobby complete with plans for a pro shop and sports grill.

"barrel toward figure skaters" and "full-chested hockey slams?"

I'm tempted to write a note to the rink manager.

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This groupon is less nasty: http://www.groupon.com/deals/portland-ice-arena

Portland Ice Arena, Portland, Maine

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For $3, you get one open-skate admission and ice-skate rental (up to a $7 value).

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For $15, you get a family skating outing good for admission and skate rental for up to seven people (up to a $49 value).

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For $50, you get one party package (up to a $150 value). Each package includes:
•Admission for up to 20 skaters
•Up to 20 skate rentals
•Party locker room rental



Since 1985, skaters of all skill levels have glided across Portland Ice Arena, from first-time rink trekkers to practicing Portland Pirates. Public-skating season runs from mid-June to April with open-skate times available throughout the week, and the rink may be reserved for special events such as birthday parties, adult and youth hockey groups, company events, and penguin family reunions. Uninspired blades regain their edge after a trip to the arena's sharpening station, and the Cheap Skate Cafe fills empty stomachs and allows skaters to hydrate without the risk of adhering their tongues to high-traffic surfaces.

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groupon deal for C3 Ice Academy at CU Recreation Center, Boulder, CO

http://www.groupon.com/deals/catalystic-cadence-collective

Some icy sports have land-based counterparts; ice hockey has field hockey, curling has bowling, and figure skating has competitive dances held atop oil slicks. Keep your shoes clean and bladed with today's Groupon for a six-week ice-skating-class package from C3 Ice Academy, held at the CU-Boulder Ice Arena (up to a $175 total value including tax), which includes:
•Six on-ice group skating lessons, held once a week for six weeks (a $95 value). This Groupon is valid for the following classes: •Snowplow
•Basic levels 1–8
•Adult levels 1–4


•Six off-ice group conditioning lessons, held once a week for six weeks (a $50 value)
•Six skate rentals for on-ice lessons (a $16 value)


C3 Ice Academy fosters both recreational and career-seeking ice skaters with instruction on and off the ice. After lacing puppies in provided skates, students can take to the frozen floor in Monday and Saturday classes tailored to beginners and beyond, ages 3 and up. Snowplow sessions introduce neophytes to footwork such as forward and backward skating, stopping, and thoroughly tickling the rink's outermost edges, and basic 1–4 folds in crossover steps. As skaters progress, they can perfect the one-legged spin and waltzing through level 8. Freestyle caps the chilly curriculum, as students say goodbye to ice-bound moves to master the single jump and the perpetual motion of the elusive helicopter.

On-ice study at C3 Ice Academy coalesces with off-ice conditioning to build all-around athletes. Once a week, skaters will pique muscles on dry land with moves that help build flexibility, technique, and strength, which better both on-ice performance and the ability to gracefully lift a station wagon.

[MimiG]

I'm tempted to write a note to the rink manager.

I'd write to Groupon, since it's their staff that writes the blurbs... if my cousin was still working there, I'd mention it to her directly.

[Isk8NYC]

livingsocial deal: http://livingsocial.com/deals/68549-four-week-beginning-ice-skating-course

Glacial Garden Skating Arena
Lakewood, CA

Four-Week Beginning Ice Skating Course - $25

You told your little one that he was skating on thin ice after eating all the Halloween candy you bought for trick-or-treaters. But don't spook your kid into a punishment just yet. Today's deal lets you use that term literally -- and burn off some extra energy to boot: Pay $25 for a four-week beginning ice skating course from Glacial Garden Skating Arena in Lakewood (regularly $50). Watch your child glide around the rink as a qualified instructor guides him through 30-minute sessions that meet once a week.Classes include skates and are divided by age group -- Tiny Tots (ages 3 to 6), Children (ages 7 to 12), and Adults (ages 13 to 99). Choose from courses beginning October 3, October 31, January 16, February 13, or March 12. Reward your candy-chomping kiddo with this deal -- it'll be a treat for you, too.

[Isk8NYC]

Livingsocial deal: http://livingsocial.com/deals/68549-four-week-beginning-ice-skating-course?msdc_id=38

Glacial Garden Skating Arena
Lakewood, CA 90712

Four-Week Beginning Ice Skating Course  $25

You told your little one that he was skating on thin ice after eating all the Halloween candy you bought for trick-or-treaters. But don't spook your kid into a punishment just yet. Today's deal lets you use that term literally -- and burn off some extra energy to boot: Pay $25 for a four-week beginning ice skating course from Glacial Garden Skating Arena in Lakewood (regularly $50). Watch your child glide around the rink as a qualified instructor guides him through 30-minute sessions that meet once a week.Classes include skates and are divided by age group -- Tiny Tots (ages 3 to 6), Children (ages 7 to 12), and Adults (ages 13 to 99). Choose from courses beginning October 3, October 31, January 16, February 13, or March 12. Reward your candy-chomping kiddo with this deal -- it'll be a treat for you, too.