Opened in 1952 as a natural-ice rink in the forest; a second hall now stands where the outdoor rink was.
The ice rink in the Hardwald at Kloten opened in 1952 as a natural-ice rink in the middle of the forest. The stand was renewed, strengthened and roofed in 1977, and in 1982 dressing rooms, a north stand and an underground car park were added together with a second open-air ice surface. In 1997 a new closed stand around the whole ice surface replaced the old roof with a steel structure, and the arena was adapted for the 2008 ice hockey World Championship.
In May 2021 the open-air rink was pulled down to make room for a replacement building: the Schluefweg HALLE, a modern second hall built for clubs and for public skating. Together with the SWISS Arena, whose ice surface measures 1,800 square metres, it forms the Eissportzentrum. In 2026 the centre tried out summer ice for the first time, on eight Sundays.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
A single ticket costs CHF 8.00 for adults and CHF 4.00 for children from 6 and young people; a 6-for-5 card costs CHF 40.00 or CHF 20.00. A winter season pass costs CHF 160.00 for adults and CHF 90.00 for children and young people, or CHF 120.00 and CHF 75.00 for residents of Kloten, each with a CHF 20 deposit on the card.
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Skates rent for CHF 7.00, hockey sticks for CHF 3.00 and helmets for CHF 5.00; soft pucks are sold.
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There are no official times for free pick-up hockey (Chneble): once enough players are there, the ice can be divided by boards, and Chneble is only allowed when boards divide the surface.
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There is parking on the outdoor car parks and in the underground garage.
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Two Eisgleiter ice gliders are available for wheelchair users, a service of the Stiftung Cerebral.
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