A non-profit club rink in Chestnut Hill that opened in 1956 before the Prince and Princess of Monaco.
The Wissahickon Skating Club is a non-profit club rink in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. Chestnut Hill residents organized it in 1954 as a community improvement measure, raising money from families in and beyond the neighborhood, and it opened on October 28, 1956 with a skating exhibition attended by Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Princess Grace, whose niece Meg Davis skated in the show.
The club first ran only seven months a year, but new rink cooling technology let it operate year-round by the late 1950s. The original building still stands and was renovated in 2019.
Goaltender Mike Richter, a two-time Olympian and Stanley Cup champion with the New York Rangers, is an alumnus, and U.S. silver medalist Scott Cramer and Olympic bronze medalist Adam Rippon have both trained here. The rink is home to the Philadelphia Symmetry synchronized skating teams, and the club stages its own ice show, Wisscapades, every two or three years.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Friday evening public skating sessions (8:30-10:30 pm, 9/11/26 thru 6/18/27) are $10 admission. Saturday afternoon sessions (12:45-2:15 pm, 9/12/26 thru 5/22/27) are $8 admission. Skaters under the age of 4 attend at no charge. Added holiday afternoon sessions are $8 admission.
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Skate rental is $4 at Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and holiday sessions. Pushers are available at Saturday afternoon sessions for skaters age 7 and below.
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Tickets are sold in person at the door; there are no online sales.
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Pushers are available for walkers or for help, for skaters age 7 and under.
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