Leavenworth's REAL ice skating rink

I’m one of those people that uses my imagination to romanticize everything. Unfortunately this often leads to a disappointing reality. Take for example ice skating rinks. If you are like me, when you have the vision of visiting an ice skating rink you like to imagine a secret magical ice-covered pond surrounded by tall trees and solitude. You drink hot cocoa as you lace up your skates. The snow falls all around you as you step out into the winter air and glide hand in hand with your significant other.

Reality’s version of an ice skating rink (at least in Seattle) can be quite disenchanting. You get hoards and hoards of people crammed into small man-made rinks that are held together by cardboard or plastic walls. It is loud. It is obnoxious. It is littered with human hazards…(aka newbs). It is impossible to skate without running into someone. You always end up making two laps around the rink before feeling frustrated and ready to get out of the hectic nightmare. You always hope it will be different but it never is.

Well guess what? I found a REAL DEAL ice skating rink near Leavenworth! The Kahler glen ice rink.

The Kahler Glen ice rink is a unique outdoor ice skating rink in a natural setting on a 14,000 square foot frozen driving range pond that has been cleared of snow and flooded.

Hockey & figure skates in all sizes are available for use.  No charge for skates and rink usage, but donations are appreciated. It is beautiful, it is surrounded by nature and it is FREE. I don’t think it gets better than that?

For more information on Ice conditions and opening dates (Jan-February) visit the Lake Wenatchee Info webpage here

Can you imagine skating on a real pond?