Friends of Siskiyou Skate Rink and Pavilion "Raising the Roof"

Thanks to all who visited the FOR table on April 21st at Ray’s Food Place and who contributed funding in support of FOR’s goals for the Siskiyou Ice Rink. With the support of Rays and many kind-hearted community ice rink & skating advocates we are closer to our goals! Thanks also to those who filled out a rink survey & indicated their support. We are grateful, and look forward to seeing everyone at future events supporting the Rink.

Photo: Friends of the Rink Vice Chair Pauline Uri and Chair Steve Bachman meet community members on April 21st at Rays Food Place in Mt. Shasta.

Rest assured that FOR is working behind the scenes and will be updating the website soon with Rink & FOR history, the strategy we are working on for both short-term and long-term solutions for opening and sustaining the rink, ways you can help support the rink’s reopening, and more. Please stay tuned.

In the meantime, if you haven’t yet taken our 2012 Rink Survey, please do so (the link is in the navigation bar above).  The  response in support of the rink through the 200+ surveys we have received back so far has been tremendous – your input is valued and needed.  

We know worthwhile projects “take a village ” to grow,  and we look forward to working together with many people of many unique talents in effort to create and sustain the Siskyou Ice Rink as something unique and truly beneficial for our Upper California community.

See you soon,

-Team FOR

Friends of the Rink welcomes you to our new web site.  Please take some time to explore the site so you can learn more about who we are and what we are trying to accomplish as we move forward with our efforts to revive the Siskiyou Ice Rink. Our rink was forced to close its doors in 2011 because of financial difficulties mostly attributable to rising energy costs. We believe that the financial problems that have plagued the rink in recent years are not insurmountable and can be solved. Our immediate goal is to have the Siskiyou Ice Rink open it’s doors once again for the 2012-13 skating season. Our long-term goal is to turn the rink into a sustainable facility with year-round activities for the enjoyment of local residents and visitors alike. Please read on to see how you can get involved and support our efforts.

Ice skaters from Butteville enjoy the Rink in 2011.

FOR participants have lots of energy, enthusiasm and ideas but we also recognize that there are challenges associated with operating an ice rink in a small mountain community in tough economic times.  We understand that the wants and desires of a few will not be enough bring the rink back. If you share our desire to reopen the ice rink and support our efforts to make the rink sustainable here’s how you can help. Before we move forward with our plans on reopening the rink FOR would like to hear your thoughts about the rink and if you would like to see it open again. One of the first things you can do to show your support is to complete our online rink interest survey by clicking on the ‘rink survey’ button located on the top right of our homepage. We will use your information to determine how much support there is for the ice rink from local and outlying communities. Your input will be very valuable to us as we forge ahead.

Be sure to visit our site periodically for updates on our progress and efforts to open the rink for 2012-13.  Thank You!

This video was shot at the Siskiyou Ice Rink  in 2011 to help promote the 2010/2011 skating season.