| Located
just next to the YWCA's main offices on Birch Street, the Ice Chalet offers
group lessons, public skating sessions, hockey and lots more! For more
than 45 years, the YWCA Ice Chalet has been a great place to have fun
on the ice.
The
Ice Chalet welcomes
nearly 20,000 people of all ages. The Walla Walla Figure Skating Club
and hockey leagues—as well as broomball and public skating sessions—remain
popular among all ages. Group and individual lessons make learning to
skate fun, no matter what level people begin.
Address:
211 E. Birch
Tel: (509) 525-2575
Public
Skating Hours
Wednesday
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ages 16 and over please.
Friday
5 to 5:45 p.m. Kids skate (12 & under and parents);
free admission, skate rental $1.50
6 to 8 p.m.
Saturday
2 to 4 p.m.
7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday
2 to 4 p.m.
Admission
Prices
Child* (6 &
younger): Free
Student (7 to 15 years): $3.50 | Punch card (10 admissions): $30
Adult (16 and older): $4.50 | Punch card (10 admissions):
$40
Senior (55+): $3.50 | Punch
card (10 admissions): $30
Skate
rental: $1.50
*Children
6 and younger must be accompanied by an adult
Figure
Skating Freestyle Times
($7.00 per hour)
Monday:
4 to 5 p.m.; 5 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday: 4 to 5 p.m.
Ice
Skating Institute Classes
Lessons
for all levels and ages are offered in four six-week sessions at the following
times:
Tuesday:
5 to 6 p.m. (Tiny Tots, Pre-Alpha, Alpha, Beta, Gamma)
Wednesday:
6:15 to 7:15 p.m. (Adults, 16 & over, Beginner, Intermediate)
Saturday:
11 a.m. to 12 Noon (Tiny Tots, Pre-Alpha, Alpha)
- $49
per session (6 classes), includes skate rental
- Annual YWCA membership
required
- Minimum class size:
5 students
- Register at YWCA
front desk or at the Ice Chalet
2008 - 2009
Sessions
- September 30 -
November 8
- November 11 -
December 20
- January 6 - February
14
- February 17 -
March 28
Class level
description/skills
Tiny Tots:
(ages
31/2 to 5 years) Students learn about standing on ice, falling down and
getting up, marching in place/marching forward, forward swizzles, backward
wiggles, snowplow stop, correct body position.
Pre-Alpha:
(ages 5 and older) Students learn correct body position, falling down
and getting up, forward and backward swizzles, one- and two-foot glides,
backward wiggle, two-foot jump in place, two-foot snowplow stop.
Alpha:
Forward stroking, forward crossovers, one-foot snowplow stop
Beta:
Backward stroking, backward crossovers, T-stops
Gamma:
Forward 3-turns (outside edge), mohawks, hockey stop
Delta:
Forward 3-turns (inside edge), forward one-foot glides on a curve, shoot-the-duck,
lunges, bunny hops
ISI
Recreational Hockey Program
The
Ice Skating Institute (ISI) Hockey Test Program is designed to teach
the basic skills required to skate and play the game of hockey. Our
mission statement is to create an ice hockey educational program that
develops knowledge and skills that are instructed in the simplest and
most easily understandable form. To create a safe, focused, fun, rewarding
environment, taught by enthusiastic instructors, to which PLAYERS and
FAMILIES will anxiously return season after season. ISI lessons are
offered in four 6-week sessions.
- $49
per session (6 weeks), includes skate rental
- Annual YWCA & ISI membership
required
- Rental hockey equipment - $10 per 6 week session
- Minimum class size:
5 students
- Register at YWCA
front desk or at the Ice Chalet
2008- 2009
Sessions
- September 30 to
November 9
- November 11 to
December 21
- January 6 to February
15
- February 17 to
March 29
Class level description/skills
Beginner-all
ages: Students learn falling down and getting up, "T" push
off position, gliding on 2 feet, snow plow stops and forward sculling.
Level 1: Students
learn 1 foot glides, correct hockey stride, hockey stops, introduction
to backward skating, beginning stick handling, forehand shots, forward
crossovers, and position identification.
Level 2: Students
learn backward skating, backward crossovers, backward stops, 3 step
starts, mohawk turns, passing, backhand shots, and game strategy.
Level 3: Students
learn edge control, checking, power strides, specific offensive drills,
specific defensive drills, advanced stick handling, and slapshots.
Special
Sessions
Kids Hockey
Stick Night
Monday: 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
Admission: $3.50 | Skate rental: $1.50
For
ages 14 and younger. Full equipment required.
Adult
Hockey Stick Night
Monday: 8:30 to 10 p.m.
Admission: $6 | Skate rental: $1.50
For
ages 15 and older. No passes accepted. Full equipment required.
Nostalgia
Skate
Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Relax and skate to easy listening and classical music selections, or bring
your own music!
Adults
Only Skate (ages 16 and older)
Wednesday: 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
Admission: $3 | Skate rental: included in admission
Kids Skate
Friday: 5 to 5:45 p.m.
Admission: FREE | Skate rental: $1.50
For
children ages 12 and younger and their parents.
Family
Skate
Sunday: 2 to 4 p.m.
Admission: $3.50 | Skate rental: $1.50
Specially
priced session for 2 or more family members.
"Cheap"
Skates (No school days)
Admission: $3 | Skate rental: $1.50
March 6, 30; April 1, 3 (2009)
Skate
sharpening available: $6.00 for hockey
skates, $7.00 for figure skates.
The
Ice Chalet is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Easter
Sunday
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