Lake Conditions
Current Lake Status: OPEN
Winter Lake Conditions (as of January 23, 2012):
As of January 19th , 2012, the lake ice depth reached 16″ and is now adequate to allow the water truck used for flooding the rinks and pathway to safely access the lake. Winter maintenance on the skating surfaces will be ongoing and will take a couple of weeks to provide proper lake ice for skating if we can keep some colder nights and receive some snow ground cover to prevent sand erosion onto the ice surface. Maintenance on the two hockey rinks and the pleasure skating path will be ongoing each week as weather permits.
The Thin Ice signage at the West Beach and the red warning flag have been removed and members are welcome to access the ice surface as long as the green flag is displayed at the West Beach.
Please keep in mind that this is lake ice in its early maintenance stages and not the same quality as you would find at an indoor hockey rink. There will be minor cracking of the ice as is normal on any lake or pond and you will need to educate your family members to skate with caution. Please skate at your own risk.
We have added a second smaller rink this year for families with younger children who wish to skate or play hockey without safety concerns of doing so on the larger hockey rink with the more experienced skaters and hockey players. Please respect the intent of the smaller rink.
Additional rubber skate matting has been ordered to create a pathway from the skate change benches to the fire pit and will be installed upon arrival in Calgary so that you can warm up as needed without having to remove your skates.
Tthe West Beach Park, washrooms and playgrounds are also open daily for your enjoyment.
Members are responsible for checking this website on a regular basis for current updates on ice conditions, and also respecting cautionary signage at the West Beach at all times. For further questions, please contact lknight@mahoganyhoa.com.
All members must be familiar with, and abide by, the HOA Rules and Regulations.