Winter Fun: Local Sledding, Skiing & Ice Skating
Sledding
Melrose: Roosevelt School - Small Hills
Malden: Amerige Park, Pine Banks (Small hills), Seven Bump Hill/Fellsmere Park
Wakefield: Doyle School
Arlington: Spy Pond Park, Robins Park
Cambridge: Alexander Kemp, Danehy Park
Medford: Tufts/President's Hill, Sheepfold
No. Reading: Hillview CC
Reading: Memorial Park, Barrows School
Danvers: Endicott Park
Winchester: Mullen Field, Ambrose School
Indoor and Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks
Melrose: Pond at Mt. Hood
Medford: Flynn Rink, Laconte Rink
Reading: Burbank Arena
Saugus: Hockey Town
Lynnfield: MarketStreet Rink
Stoneham: Stoneham Arena, Town Common
Middleton: Essex Sport Club
Burlington: Burlington Ice Palace
Cambridge/Somerville: Veterans Memorial, Simoni, Kendall Square Community Skating, Johnson Ice Rink, Skate @ Canal District
Malden: Valley Forum
Boston: Frog Pond, The North End
Arlington: Ed Burns Rink
Rinks With Public Skate
Medford:
Flynn Rink, Laconte Rink
- Reading: Burbank Arena
- Saugus: Kasabuski @ Breakheart
- Lynnfield: MarketStreet Rink
- Stoneham: Stoneham Arena, Town Common
- Cambridge/Somerville: Veterans Memorial, Simoni, Skate @ Canal
- Boston: Frog Pond, The North End
- East Boston: Porrazzo Skating Rink
- Charlestown: Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink
- Arlington: Ed Burns Rink
- Revere: Cronin Rink
- Peabody: James McVann - Louis O'Keefe Memorial Rink
Downhill Skiing (1-ish hours or less)
Bradford (Haverhill): www.skibradford.com
Nashoba Valley (Westford): www.skinashoba.com/
Blue Hills (Milton) www.bluehillsboston.com
Wachusett www.wachusett.com
Pats Peak (Henniker, NH) www.patspeak.com
Sunapee (Newbury,NH) www.mountsunapee.com
McIntyre: (Hooksett, NH) www.mcintyreskiarea.com
Learn to skate Programs
Stoneham & Woburn
Classes taught by the Edgeworks Skating Program
Ages 4+ with classes being held at the O'Brien Ice Rink, Woburn and Stoneham Arena, Stoneham
Reading
North Shore Skating Club of Reading offers into to skate classes for kids 4+ at the Burbank Ice Arena https://www.nsskating.org/pages/programs.learntoskate.aboutlts
Lessons are also available:
Medford
Classes are offered at both Flynn Rink for ages 3+: www.flynnrink.com
as well as Laconte Rink through: www.baystateskatingschool.org for ages 4+
Burlington
Classes are offered for littles starting at age 4 who have little or no formal skating experience at Burlington Ice Palace www.burlingtonskating.org. .
Saugus
The First Steps class is designed for children ages 3 to 5 years old as a way to introduce skating to young children in a fun group environment. Lessons are held by the Skating Academy at Cronin Memorial Rink.
Somerville
Skate @ Canal District Kendall offers a program for those who want to learn or improve their skating while having fun. Group and Private Lessons available. https://www.skatekendall.com/skating-school
Boston
The Skating Club of Boston runs, The Skating Academy and offers lessons at a variety of locations including: Frog Pond, The North End, West Roxbury, and more.
The Boston Common Skating School offers classes for both the North End and Charlestown rinks:
https://www.bostoncommonskatingschool.com/sign-up-for-classes
learn to Play: Hockey
Learn to Skate By Town
- Wakefield: https://www.wakefieldyouthhockey.com/
- North Reading: https://www.nrhockey.com/
- Reading: https://www.readingyouthhockey.org/
- Winchester: https://www.winchesteryouthhockey.com/
- Malden: https://www.eastcoastjuniorpatriots.com
- Medford: https://www.medfordrechockey.com/
- Woburn: https://www.woburnyouthhockey.org/program/learn-to-skate/569
- Melrose: https://www.melroseyouthhockey.com/
- Burlington: www.burlingtonskating.org
Stoneham Arena | Edgeworks
Basic Hockey Fundamentals programs is taught in Stoneham by:
Flynn Rink | Bay State Skating School
There are classes offered at both Flynn Rink for Ages 3+: www.flynnrink.com
as well as Laconte Rink through: www.baystateskatingschool.org for ages 4+
Saugus
This program is being designed at the request of our patrons, to provide an opportunity for their
pre-school children to experience an informal introduction to the skating/hockey environment. AGES: 3-6 Pre-School
Boston
The Skating Club of Boston runs, The Skating Academy and offers lessons at a variety of locations including: Frog Pond, The North End, West Roxbury, and more.
Boston Bruins Learn To Play
The Boston Bruins’ Learn to Play program presented by Pure Hockey helps aspiring youth hockey players develop their skills. All players must be between the ages of 5-9 years old at the time of registration and be able to skate on their own, unaided.
2024-2025 Season: Melrose Youth Hockey (Flynn Rink), Burlington Ice Palace, Cambridge Youth Hockey (Simoni), Saugus/Lynnfield Youth Hockey (Kasabuski), Medford Youth Hockey (LoConte Rink), Danvers Youth Hockey (Essex Sports Center), Wakefield Youth Hockey (HockeyTownUSA)