LEARN TO SKATE

A little play, a little practice, and those first steps toward feeling comfortable on the ice! Parent & Tot gives children 2-4yrs old a chance to explore skating with a familiar adult beside them.

This class is structured playtime with instructor guidance. Parents actively participate throughout class, helping their children explore the ice, try simple movements, and build confidence through games and activities. The focus is comfort and readiness for future lessons, rather than a formal, skill-by-skill curriculum or continuous individual instruction.

One skating adult is required per child. Adults must be comfortable skating forward and backward independently before enrolling.

Small steps build confident skaters! Snowplow Sam introduces children 4-6yrs old to skating through instruction, repetition, games, and encouragement. No previous skating experience is needed for Snowplow Sam 1.

Across Snowplow Sam levels, skaters begin with sitting and standing, getting up after a fall, marching, and balancing. As their skills develop, they work toward forward skating, gliding, backward movement, stopping, and beginning turns.

Children build confidence at different rates, and spending more than one session in a level is a normal part of the process. Parents watch from off the ice while skaters learn to participate with their instructor and classmates.

Build the skills to enjoy wherever skating takes you! Basic Skills develops a strong skating foundation for recreational skating, hockey and figure skating.

Basic 1 welcomes first-time skaters, beginning with getting up, balancing, moving forward, gliding, and learning to stop. Across six levels, skaters develop forward and backward skating, edges, crossovers, turns, and introductory spins and other figure-skating movements.

Whether your goal is skating with friends or preparing for a skating sport, the focus is the same: control, confidence, and solid technique.

Better hockey starts with better skating. Our hockey classes focus on the skating mechanics players need to move efficiently, stay balanced, and maintain control on the ice.

Across five levels, skaters develop hockey stance, forward and backward movement, C-cuts, edge control, stops, turns, transitions, and crossovers.

Placement reflects demonstrated skating skills; team participation or years playing hockey do not automatically determine a skater’s level.

Full gear not necessary, but helmets and sticks are required and shin guards are recommended.

**Anyone not in full gear will not be permitted on the hockey side during the free time held after class.

HOCKEY PREREQUISITE: All Hockey LTS Participants must have passed Snowplow Sam 3 or Basic 2 prior to registering for any of the Hockey Classes.



Whether you’re stepping onto the ice for the first time, returning after years away, or ready to improve your technique, our adult classes give you a place to learn at your own pace.

The six-level curriculum begins with balance, getting up after a fall, forward movement, gliding, and stopping. As skills develop, instruction expands into backward skating, edges, crossovers, turns, and introductory spins.

Group lessons combine instruction, practice, and individual feedback, with challenges appropriate to each skater’s current ability.

When registering, please be sure that e-mail addresses are accurate in order to receive the most up to date class information.

If your beginner skater is 4-6 years old, they will be placed in Snowplow Sam.

Snowplow Sam 1 will BEGIN only their first class off of the ice. They WILL get on the ice within 5-10 minutes. Please come prepared to be ON THE ICE.

If your beginner skater is 7 years and older, they will be placed in Basic Skills.

Skaters that pass Snowplow Sam 4 will be placed in Basic Skills 2-3 depending on proficiency and speed.

Ready to play Hockey? We are ready to make sure your player has the fundamentals. To enter our hockey classes, please see that the prerequisite levels include skills that are required!