One of the cooler (all puns intended) things to do in Yosemite in the winter is ice skating and for many native Californian’s, and park visitors alike, the Curry Village Outoor Ice Rink is their first chance to strap on a pair of skates and head out on the ice. The Fresno Bee has a great article on skating at Curry Village.
Fresno Bee: “Imagine taking a tumble and finding yourself staring up at a 3,200-foot granite wall that seems to stretch forever into the winter sky. Or picture yourself gliding out of the northwest turn and into a dazzling view of a snowcapped Half Dome, blushing with a reddish alpine glow from the late afternoon sun.
“When you skate indoors, the scenery never changes,” says Patrick Hannan of Sebastopol, admiring the pine trees and mountains surrounding the rink. “Up here, it’s different every day. This place is awesome.”
Hannan was one of about 100 people who spent a recent afternoon skating at what may be the world’s most beautiful outdoor ice rink. Beginners and veterans worked their way around the ice at their own speed, doing what skaters have been doing in Yosemite National Park from late November to early March since the late 1920s.
Photo Credit: Ice Skates at Yosemite by Eric Paul Zamora-Fresno Bee