Rideau Canal skateway seen looking southeast from the Somerset entrance towards the rising sun. The ice is blue in the early morning light, with streaks of peach and gold.

Smiling selfie of Tunaloo, a white person with glasses, at skate’s end, flushed with cold, in a huge rabbit fur hat, standing at the fenced-off Somerset end of the skateway with the Chateau Laurier in the distance.

Here’s your #Skateway update, #Ottawa: open from Somerset to Bank, lots of little bumps but nothing big enough to catch a pick on if you wear figure skates. Very few cracks. Ice is nice and hard.

The Rideau Canal Skateway: How we create the world’s largest skating… As the proud steward of the Rideau Canal Skateway since 1971, the NCC has learned a thing or two about ice creation over the years.

Some #NCC messaging:

"As the proud steward of the #RideauCanal #Skateway since 1971, the NCC has learned a thing or two about ice creation over the years."

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#Ottawa #skating #skate

Hockey game

People skating

Beavertails pastry

Sometimes I love winter. #pwhl #skateway #beavertails

The sisters’ prayers for good ice paid off #ottawa #skateway #rideaucanal

#Skateway update! 🧵

The ice is super hard, no sponginess anywhere. There are lumps and bumps along the entire length that is open (Laurier to Bank), but no crevasses or craters that are more likely to cause wipeouts.

Several people are skating on natural ice underneath bridge.

The Rideau Canal #Skateway in #Ottawa will open Saturday!

We’re excited to launch the Rideau Canal Skateway’s 55th season this Saturday! At 8 am on January 11, a 3.6-km section between the Somerset and Bank access points will be open to skaters. #Ottskate

Big void left by the closure of the Rideau Canal Skateway Fingers are crossed for a reopening on the part of skaters and nearby restaurants, with skateway traffic translating into extra business.

Big void left by the closure of the Rideau Canal Skateway ap236.com/eNBEBB #ottnews #RideauCanal #Ottawa #Skateway #RideauCanadalSkateway #onpoli #WorldsLargestSkatingRink #ClimateChange #ottpoli

Skaters hit the ice on the Rideau Canal Skateway for first time since 2022 The Rideau Canal Skateway is open for skaters between the Pretoria Bridge and Bank Street.

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