Grew from a 400 m open-air ring first skated in winter 1971/72, with a hockey hall beside it
The Ritten Arena in Klobenstein grew from an open-air ice ring that was first skated in winter 1971/72. The ring sits 1,200 metres above sea level, and its ice is very fast thanks to the altitude and the composition of the water; the arena calls it the fastest open-air track in the world.
The hockey stadium has a rainy origin. After a very wet October in 1980, rain water froze overnight on the site of today's stadium, and by 1981/82 concrete bases and new boards were in place. The name Arena Ritten was created in 2004, and in 2010 the users, from ice hockey and speed skating to football, tennis and ice stock, founded the Sportgenossenschaft Ritten that runs the grounds.
The main users of the hall are the Rittner Buam teams, the youth teams of Ritten Sport hockey, the eight teams of the Rittner Hockey Liga, five leisure teams, and Ritten Sport's short-track skaters and ice-stock shooters. The hall's ice season starts at the earliest on 10 August and ends around late March or early April.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skating costs 4,50 € for adults and 3,50 € for children aged 4 to 14; skate hire is 3,50 € and sharpening 5,00 €. A 6-visit card is 22,50 € for adults and 17,50 € for children, and entry is free with the RittenCard.
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Skates are hired at the ticket desk in sizes 27 to 47; the Eisgleiter skating aid for wheelchair users costs 3,50 €.
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A family card for 2 adults and up to 4 children costs 12,00 €.
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Wheelchair users can skate too, using a hired Eisgleiter for 3,50 €.
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