The Prince George Ice Oval opened for the first time this season on Saturday.
“We had quite a few people come down for a skate,” said Kathy Lewis, Ice Oval Society President.
“I was there later in the afternoon and there were probably 25-30 people skating on the ice, and people coming and going as I was there.”
Lewis added many people also came on Sunday, despite the fact that it was snowing.
“People were having to skate through the snow, really impressed by the number of families that were out there and parents who picked up a shovel and were shoveling a pathway for their kids,” she said.
Lewis said temperatures have warmed since the weekend and they’ve had to close the oval, but they’re hopeful they’ll be back open soon.
“Based on the weather forecast it looks like it gets cold again Saturday night, so we’ll get the crew going Sunday morning,” she said.
“Depending on what we lose in terms of ice over this week, we may be able to open again on Sunday, probably late morning or early afternoon, or if we have to do some hose floods to rebuild the ice, it will be another day or two before we’re able to open.”