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The Adelaide Glaciarium (also known as Ice Palace Skating Rink), located at 89–91 Hindley Street in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, was the first indoor ice-skating facility built in Australia. It is also the location of the first "hockey on the ice" match in the country, which was an adaptation of roller polo for the ice using ice skates.
The plaza is located above Park Grill, above and behind the McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink, adjacent to the Chase Promenade, and between the North and South Boeing Galleries. The plaza and the Cloud Gate sculpture sit atop the 300-seat $6 million Park Grill, which opened in November 2003 behind the McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. [7]
The centre first opened in 1981 as the Ice Arena with a full size skating rink surrounded by a speed skating track. In late 1987, the centre closed for the construction of the world's first indoor ski slope and reopened in 1988 as Mt Thebarton Snow and Ice , featuring what was reported to be the world's first indoor ski slope on artificial snow.
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McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink or McCormick Tribune Plaza is a multi-purpose venue within Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. On December 20, 2001, it became the first attraction in Millennium Park to open. [ 2 ]
The first three of these opened in 1988, each claiming to be the first in the world. These were Mt Thebarton in Adelaide, Australia, Casablanca in Belgium, [8] and Ski in Tsudanuma in Japan. [9] Some ski halls form parts of larger wintersports centres - above is the ice hockey rink at MtTheBarton (now Ice Arena), Adelaide
The ice skating ribbon opened on December 13, 2014, along with the park. [2] The rink extends for one-quarter mile (0.40 km) mile and has a capacity of 700 skaters. [3] In the summer, the rink serves as a walking and rollerskating path. [3] The rink features changes in elevation, which give it an incline and decline. [4]
Back-to-back weekend winter storms to sweep across eastern US with snow, rain and ice. Weather. AccuWeather. Sunday snowstorm headed to Northeast, including DC, Philly, NYC and Boston.