Skates & rentals
The City says many neighbourhood parks offer equipment rental or loan services, and it publishes a list of where to rent or borrow skates and other winter gear.
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Parc La Fontaine Outdoor Rinks
Montréal's Parc La Fontaine, with a music-and-lights rink and two non-circular circuits
Public skating at Parc La Fontaine Outdoor Rinks: the next 7 days
Currently out of season The City of Montréal says crews start installing boards on its outdoor rinks in mid-October (4 to 6 weeks of work) and begin flooding only after three consecutive days below -4 °C with under 10 cm of snow, so opening dates depend on the weather; its conditions list shows every outdoor rink as closed (off-season) today. The City's conditions list shows this site's outdoor rinks as closed (Fermé) today, last updated 14 April. Official schedule update
Skating on the pond and boarded rinks of Parc La Fontaine
Parc La Fontaine covers 40 hectares of greenery in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, and the City of Montréal describes it as a place to relax, picnic and, in winter, skate or slide. Its rink area includes a large boarded rink and a second free-skating rink.
The City's guide to where to skate says the park's rink livens things up with music and coloured lighting and has two original circuits whose shapes are not circular. The park's page also lists a rental centre run by Patin Patin in the chalet, where protective helmets are available, and an adapted sled for cross-country skiing that can be borrowed at no charge.
In the previous season the City opened the boarded rinks at Laurier, La Fontaine and Jeanne-Mance parks to free hockey on weekday evenings; the City's page for the park currently shows its rinks as closed for the off-season.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Booking & check-in
Before going, check the City's outdoor-rink conditions list to see whether a rink is open and what state its ice is in; the list can be filtered by borough and rink type.
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Parking & arrival
The City of Montréal's page for this park lists reserved parking spaces (permit) and accessible parking in its accessibility section.
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Accessibility
The City's page for this site lists these accessibility features: stroller-friendly paths, reserved parking spaces (permit holders), an access ramp, accessible parking, a drop-off zone.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.