Denver's rink in a former Lowry Air Force Base hangar, home of a rare ice resurfacer operator academy.
Big Bear Ice Arena occupies a former hangar of Lowry Air Force Base, Building 1499, in what is now Denver's Lowry neighborhood. The base officially closed on September 30, 1994, and most of it became the neighborhood, with two other hangars now used by the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.
The arena serves youth, competitive and recreational hockey players and runs the Lowry Learn to Play Hockey program with the Littleton Hockey Association. Its freestyle sessions give skaters room to work on their skills without the hustle and bustle of public skating.
It also runs an Ice Resurfacer Operator Academy, one of only two such certification courses in the U.S. Big Bear began offering the training about a year before early 2026, and it proved so popular that five more courses followed. Training days start early in the empty rink, three hours before the public skating sessions.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public Skate is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Freestyle sessions are $17 for members and $22 for non-members, sold as a 1-hour session. Stick & Puck sessions are $17 for members and $22 for non-members. The 18+ Drop-In hockey session is $17 for members and $22 for non-members, a 90-minute ice session with full hockey equipment required.
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Skate rental costs $5.
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Members can reserve public-skate spots in advance through the session schedule.
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Minors under 18 require parental or guardian consent to participate.
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