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T&T first ever snow park opens.
« on: April 16, 2023, 12:51:54 PM »
Trinidad and Tobago's first ice rink/snow park opens in La Romaine.
By Clint Chan Tack (T&T Newsday).


THE opening of TT's first ice-skating rink and snow park in La Romaine attracted hundreds of people.

The facility is owned by Ice Caribbean Entertainment District (ICED).

The opening of the ICED facility was widely advertised on social media on Thursday. This saw large numbers of people gather outside of the building, located on the Southern Main Road, ahead of its scheduled 3 pm opening to the public on Friday.

While the media was allowed a brief tour of the facility, company representatives said a special event exclusively for the media would be held at a later date.

Some of the people who came to the opening were dressed in full winter clothing, with heavy jackets, boots, gloves and hats. Others came dressed for the typical local climate, not knowing what to expect inside.

The facility has three floors. The second and third floors have ice-skating rinks for teenagers and adults respectively.

On its website, ICED said it offers ice rink experiences for teens and adults. Each of these can be purchased at $85 per 20 minutes of ice time.

For $75, customers can enjoy a winter wonderland experience at the facility’s snow playground. There are two such playgrounds located on the ground floor in sealed glass rooms which are filled with ice delivered from chutes in the ceiling.

The surface of both rinks are also real ice.

Canadian World Figure Skating champion and Olympic medallist Elvis Stojko is listed as ICED's brand ambassador.

In a statement on the company's website, Stojko said,"Canada has a rich heritage in winter sports like hockey and figure skating so for me to have the chance to share my passion for the ice with Trinidad and Tobago is an amazing opportunity.”

Among the amenities being offered to customers at ICED are a premier beverage station, convenient parking, rental gear and equipment.

ICED also said it has experienced instructors to teach customers the basics of ice skating.

The company has also laid out several rules and guidelines for customers at its facility.

These include all skaters skate at their own risk; no food, beverages, chewing gum on the ice rink; no games and horseplay are allowed on the ice rink; children under the age of eight must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times; no dogs or pets of any kind are allowed on the ice; no electronics, phones, headphones, iPads, cameras on the ice; no shoes allowed on the ice; no throwing snowballs or any objects on the ice; no smoking allowed anywhere in the facility and anyone under the influence of alcohol is forbidden to participate in any ice-skating session.

ICED states that it will offer free membership for one year as part of its launch.

But membership will be valued on an “ICE credit system,” where members purchase credits that can be used to access different activities. Credits are added to membership cards upon purchase.

Through the use of cards and associated ID bands which are specific to each customer and cannot be used by anyone else, credits on the former are used to purchase services at the facility.

No cash, credit or debit cards are used on the premises for any purchases.



Lynice, eight, and her sister Lylah Maloney, five, are dressed in winter gear as they wait to enter ICED's new snow park and ice-skating facility at its grand opening in La Romaine on Friday. - Lincoln Holder


A group of children make their first attempts at ice skating at ICED's new snow park and ice-skating facility in La Romaine on Friday. - Lincoln Holder


A staff member assist this girl as she tries ice skating for the first time at ICED’s newly opened snow park and ice-skating faciltity in La Romaine on Friday. - Lincoln Holder


A staff member demonstrates the basics of ice skating to patrons at the Ice Caribbean Entertainment District (ICED) ice-skating rink at its opening in La Romaine on Friday. - Lincoln Holder

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Re: T&T first ever snow park opens.
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2023, 06:13:36 PM »
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