queens.london ice quality

The rink continues to be covered by a thick layer of water with several coned-off areas. As a reminder, a layer of water on top of the ice presents a slip hazard (safety risk).

The rink is again covered in a fairly decent layer of water which again presents a slip hazard to skaters of all levels. The QUEENS skate dine bowl rink staff closed half the rink due to supposed ice quality issues, however the closed-off section looks to be in better shape

The rink shows significant signs of improvement, however it is still covered with a (significantly lessened) layer of water. As a reminder, the layer of water presents a slip hazard since ice skate blades will be less likely to grip the ice well. The layer of water also puts off

Around mid-day, the rink conditions appeared to remain below the standard other rinks hold themselves to, with a layer of water over the ice, presenting a slip hazard. During the evening session, which closed 30 minutes earlier than anticipated, the ice was mostly acceptable, with some holes near the entrance

The rink condition has significantly worsened following use of the Olympia Resurfacing Machine / Zamboni. It appears that an inadequate training regime has resulted in the ice becoming thinner than Wednesday 7 August 2024, and considerably more wet. The thick layer of water above the ice presents a significant slip hazard

The ice quality appears to be in relatively good shape compared to Tuesday 6 August 2024 and the two weeks prior. The Olympia Resurfacing Machine / Zamboni is still broken and pending a motor from the engineers. QUEENS skate dine bowl closed at 9PM tonight but the reason is not yet

Following on from yesterday's post... Tuesday 6 August 2024 - QUEENS skate dine bowl ice rink CLOSEDDue to a fault with the Olympia Resurfacing Machine / Zamboni, QUEENS skate dine bowl’s ice rink is CLOSED, confirming just how bad the situation has gotten. Previously when the machine has

The condition of the ice at Queens showed some slight signs of improvement, however the layer of water (slip hazard) and coned-off section of concrete still remains.

The ice continues to be softer than expected and in considerably worse condition than other ice rinks. Slipping hazard is still very much heightened due to the layer of water above the ice.

The condition of the ice shows some signs of improvement but a large section of concrete and ice is coned off due to insufficient ice volume.