Patinoire intercommunale d'Épinal

Épinal · Public skating times & prices

Épinal's rink stands on the drained Poissompré pond; the 1970 original was rebuilt in 2011.

Public skating at Patinoire intercommunale d'Épinal: the next 7 days

Wednesday 14 October

  • · Patinage public
  • · Soirée étudiante : BARBE A PAPA

Friday 16 October

  • · Patinage public

Saturday 17 October

  • · Patinage public
  • · Patinage public

Sunday 18 October

  • · Patinage public
  • · Patinage public
Address
2 faubourg de Poissompré, Épinal, 88000
Phone
03 29 68 50 52
Website
agglo-epinal.fr
The Épinal rink building seen from the street, with its icy blue printed facade, the grey cladding and the lilac Patinoire lettering above the entrance. — Patinoire intercommunale d'Épinal
The Épinal rink building seen from the street, with its icy blue printed facade, the grey cladding and the lilac Patinoire lettering above the entrance. Photo: Patineurjul · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
The empty ice and tiered wooden stands seen from the top of the grandstand, with the timber-and-steel roof trusses and the sponsor boards. — Patinoire intercommunale d'Épinal
The empty ice and tiered wooden stands seen from the top of the grandstand, with the timber-and-steel roof trusses and the sponsor boards. Photo: Google Maps contributor · Source

Skating on the Poissompré pond since 1906, in a rink rebuilt in 2011

Épinal's skating began in 1906 on the frozen Poissompré pond, when the Sports d'Hivers Spinaliens brought figure skaters and hockey players together. The first covered rink opened there on 3 December 1970, built on the drained pond that gave it its name, and in 1979 the city's hockey club won its first national title, the Division 2 championship.

On 12 October 2009 the mayor closed the rink after a survey found its roof structure in a disastrous state. A temporary 1,000-seat rink opened in mid-November, the old building was demolished in April and May 2010, and the new rink was inaugurated on 4 September 2011. Its roof is 8 metres high instead of 16, which allows the building to be heated.

The Dauphins, renamed Gamyo three years later, opened the 2011-12 season there with 1,424 seats. After several seasons of near-full houses, a new 800-seat stand was added from 2017, taking capacity to 2,516, the seventh largest in France at the time. The rink has also hosted the French ice dance championships in 1983 and French figure skating championships in 1987 and 2016.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Adults pay 7,90 € and students and children aged 2 to 17 pay 5,60 €; holders of the pass communautaire pay 4,90 € and 3,20 €. Visitors who do not skate pay 3,00 €. Ten adult entries cost 55,00 € (36,50 € with the pass) and five cost 31,00 € (20,50 €). Themed evenings are 13,00 € with skates or 10,00 € without (8,70 € and 6,60 € with the pass). Student and pass rates need a valid card.

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Skates & rentals

Skate hire is 4,00 € (2,50 € with the pass communautaire), sharpening is 11,00 € (7,10 €), and a sledge aid is 1,00 €.

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Accessibility

The Ministry of Sport's national register of sports facilities (RES) lists the installation as accessible to people with a motor disability.

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