BEAR MOUNTAIN- A sign that winter is on the way is the opening of the famed ice rink at Bear Mountain State Park.
Outdoor ice skating has been hosted at Bear Mountain since 1922. The first skating facility was constructed at the edge of Hessian Lake to the north of the Bear Mountain Inn. This initial rink was immensely popular, hosting 500,000 people in the 1928-29 season and serving as the home rink for West Point’s hockey team. In 1941, a fire destroyed the first rink and its ice making piping, forcing the park to build a new rink the following season. Bear Mountain’s current rink was constructed in 1955.
The rink will be open for six skating sessions on Fridays and Saturdays and five sessions on Sundays. Sessions are 90 minutes and admission is only $5.00 per person (children aged 4 and under skate for free). Skates are available for rent.
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