Patinoire du Centre sportif Vallée de Joux

Le Sentier · Public skating times & prices

Skating on La Raisse Armand since 1951; the rink was demolished and rebuilt under a roof in 1989-92.

Public skating at Patinoire du Centre sportif Vallée de Joux: the next 7 days

Saturday, 17 October

  • · Patinage public
Address
Rue du Centre Sportif 1, Le Sentier, 1347
Phone
+41 21 845 17 76
Website
centresportif.ch
The Centre Sportif Vallée de Joux in Le Sentier seen from above — Patinoire du Centre sportif Vallée de Joux
The Centre Sportif Vallée de Joux in Le Sentier seen from above Photo: Centre Sportif Vallée de Joux · Source
The timber-roofed ice of the Centre Sportif Vallée de Joux — Patinoire du Centre sportif Vallée de Joux
The timber-roofed ice of the Centre Sportif Vallée de Joux Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Le Sentier's rink on the same site since 1951, roofed in the 1989-92 sports centre

Skating on the Vallée de Joux started on what residents proudly called the largest natural rink in Europe. The first artificial rink in the valley was set up on 5 November 1943 by the Le Sentier tennis club, which created an ice hockey section and laid out ice near the station. On 2 January 1951 the Sentier Hockey Club inaugurated a new rink at La Raisse Armand, the current site, and on 21 December 1963 a new artificial rink there opened with a skating gala and a junior game.

The Hockey-Club Vallée de Joux was formed on 28 April 1967 by the merger of the HC Pont-Charbonnières and the CP Le Sentier. By the late 1980s the rink was dilapidated and the club needed a roof to survive. In autumn 1989 the rink buildings were demolished to make way for concrete stands, and a site hut served as dressing room and bar for three seasons. The roof was finished in the middle of the 1990-91 season, so the teams played away for the first part of that championship, and the new sports centre was inaugurated on 5 September.

The first team reached the first league in 2012-13 and qualified for its play-offs for the first time in 2016-17.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

A single entry costs CHF 7 for adults, CHF 5 for students, AVS, AI and children aged 13 to 16 and CHF 4 for children aged 4 to 12; ten-entry cards cost CHF 63, CHF 45 and CHF 36.

Source checked · · Official source

Skates & rentals

Skates can be hired at the rink.

Source checked · · Official source

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.