To our valued customers and the community,
Highland Ice Arena and the Stephens family is pleased to continue to invite you to our ice. Highland has been a proud, family owned business in the greater Seattle area since 1962 and we are celebrating our 59th year beginning in December.
Rumors have been flying left and right that Highland is closing when the Kraken Community Iceplex opens. We are nipping that in the bud right now. Here is the official information on what you need to know:
- Highland is NOT closing when the Kraken facility opens.
- Yes, the Stephens family is planning on retiring and Highland will close.
- Yes, Highland is for sale and the new owners will likely not be maintaining the property as an ice arena.
- There is not an official last day of business for Highland Ice Arena, but we are certain it will not be prior to April 2022. We may remain open through October 2022. There's even a chance the pending sale may flip and the rink will be open longer.
Therefore, we ask you to continue celebrating and supporting one of the oldest, continuously operated family run ice rink facilities in existence by joining our classes, coming to our public sessions, playing hockey here, and hosting your events with us.
Highland has always been a family business and many of our skaters are second and third and even 4th or 5th (wow!) generation customers. Use this time to continue making memories and having Highland be a part of your family. You are definitely a part of ours.
PHEW!!! Don't you feel relieved that Highland isn't closing at the end of August? We sure are. Many of you have credits from prior to the pandemic closures. These credits can be used for purchases in the sales shop as well as any of our online registrations.
As a reminder, things are a little different now and we are so excited to tell you that everything is now booked online. This is also the best way to see the schedule (our website is not up to date but our online booking platform is).
Advance registration is required and must be done online.
- Go to highlandice.com.
- Choose "Book Online Now".
- Register for your favorite times.
Come back and celebrate our shared family and community history by attending:
- Open (public) Sessions
- Freestyle (figure skater) Sessions
- Group Lessons (Mini Group)
- Drop in Hockey
- Stick & Puck
- Private Rentals
- Learn to Play Hockey for Youth (email if you want to sign up)
Thank you very much for continuing to support us. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Rebecca
P.S. If you have credits with us from before we closed in March 2020, email us. We will send you a digital gift card to use when registering online.
