Patinoire du Bugnon

Les Ponts-de-Martel · Public skating times & prices

A rink bought in 1982 in Fribourg and rebuilt by volunteers, opened in 1989 and still run by them.

Public skating at Patinoire du Bugnon: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The rink has been open to the public since 14 September 2026 (season to the end of March). Public skating times are in monthly weekly-plan PDFs that change from week to week, and the rink is closed to public skating on 3 October, 5 to 7 November, 25 December, 1 January, 13, 14, 20 and 21 March (checked on 4 October 2026). Official schedule update

Address
Rue du Bugnon, Les Ponts-de-Martel, 2316
Website
usplesponts.ch
The dark timber-roofed Patinoire du Bugnon seen across the meadow and car park, with the Jura hills behind — Patinoire du Bugnon
The dark timber-roofed Patinoire du Bugnon seen across the meadow and car park, with the Jura hills behind Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
A player skating on the ice of the Patinoire du Bugnon in Les Ponts-de-Martel, with the wood-clad hall and its timber roof behind the boards. — Patinoire du Bugnon
A player skating on the ice of the Patinoire du Bugnon in Les Ponts-de-Martel, with the wood-clad hall and its timber roof behind the boards. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

A 1982 Fribourg rink rebuilt by volunteers in 1989

Buying a rink in Fribourg in 1982 and rebuilding it in Les Ponts-de-Martel looked like a gamble, and the Union sportive took it up. The club's volunteers put in 20,000 hours of work over two years, and the installations were inaugurated in 1989. The ice sheet measures 60 by 30 metres and is open from September to March for all ice sports.

The covered Bugnon rink is run by members of the Union sportive and by people of the village and the valley, all volunteers, which the club says is unique in Switzerland: about fifty volunteers run the whole installation, and their nickname is the ants, "fourmis". Skating, ice hockey, figure skating and curling are practised here from early September to the end of March.

No professional works at the rink; even the staff of the snack bar and the people who drive the resurfacer are unpaid.

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 6 for adults, CHF 3 for children aged 6 to 18 and CHF 2 for school pupils (classes only); season passes cost CHF 90 and CHF 40.

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Skates & rentals

Skates can be hired for CHF 5 (adults) and CHF 3 (children up to 18).

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Booking & check-in

Entry tickets come from a ticket machine that takes coins only.

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