The Vernon Arena has the dry floor season and ice season.  Ice events & programs are held September-February with dry-floor events & programs held March - August. 

Vernon Arena Facts

Ice Events & Programs

September - February

During the ice season, the event and program listings below have active links you may view for general information or registration information. 

Please contact the All Seasons Center by email or phone 712-722-4FUN, if you would like to know more about the ice events and programs listed below.  

Public Skate

Admission is $4 for non-arena members.  You are welcome to bring your own ice skates or there are skates available for rent for $3.00.  

Adult Hockey

The All Seasons Center's Adult Hockey League is a co-ed league for adults (individuals 18 & older) held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 9:15-11:30 p.m.  The 2009-2010 season will begin October 2, 2009.  Cost is $235.  Register at the All Seasons Center during regular business hours or contact Nate van Niejenhuis for more information. 

Adult Hockey Drop-In

Drop-in adult hockey for individuals 18 years of age & older.  Admission is $5 for non-arena members.  Drop-in hours through October 1 are Monday & Thursday evenings from 9:15-10:45 p.m. 

Rules for Adult Drop-in: 

	*Admission must be paid before drop-in time,
	*Liability Waiver must be read, signed & handed in to the All Seasons Center office before drop-in time.

Stick & Helmet

Admission is $5 for non-arena members.  Participants of all ages are welcome. 

Rules for Stick & Helmet: 

	10 yrs old & under must wear helmet and must have parent supervision at all times.
	NO GAMES allowed.

Learn-to-Skate Program

The United States Figure Skating (USFS) Basic Skills or Learn to Skate Program is offered at the All Seasons Center during the Vernon Arena's ice season which runs September - March of each year.  Classes are taught in a group setting and by a level system.  Once a participant passes a level he/she moves to the next level. 

Youth Hockey

The youth hockey program is run through the Sioux Center Hockey Association.  The Sioux Center Tornadoes practices and local games are held in the Vernon Arena at the All Seasons Center.  If you would like more information on this program please check out the youth hockey link above. 

Meet our Zamboni Drivers

The Vernon Arena ice is NHL size which makes it 200 feet long x 85 feet wide for a total of 17,000 sq feet.  The ice is maintained at 1½ inches thick = 15,000 gallons of water.

Ice surface maintained at 18-21°F  - this is made possible by running 1" glycol tubes through the concrete arena floor, spaced 4" on the center.  The load is handled by a 4 compressor Freon chiller system. 

The Vernon Ice Arena is kept at a temperature between 40-50°F at 45% humidity during the ice season.

Each color in the ice is hand painted once annually, including the white.  This is done with stencils and paintbrushes.  All the colors you see are approximately 1¼ inches beneath the ice surface.

The glass that surrounds the dasher boards is tempered glass.  Each sheet of glass is a 4 foot x 6 foot pane which weighs approximately 170 lbs.  The lights above the arena are 1000 watts a piece.  The Arena bleachers seat approximately 750 spectators.

The Vernon Arena ice resurfacer is a Zamboni Electric, Model 552.  The Zamboni is powered by 40 battery cells tied in series = 84 volts on a full charge.  This makes it possible to resurface 12-15 times on each charge.  The ice is shaved with a 70 lb, 77" long blade hidden under the conditioner.  There is approximately 125 gallons of 150°F water used each resurface.  Believe it or not the Zamboni batteries (2 of them) weigh 1750 lbs a piece which helps the Zamboni tip the scale at 11,800 lbs.