Play hockey or go ice skating in numerous places in Prince Albert. Enjoy hockey or skating in the Dave G. Steuart Arena (Exhibition Drive and 6th Ave. East; 306-953-4844) and or free parent and tot or adult and senior skating sessions in Kinsmen Arena (28th Street East and Central Ave.; 306-953-4839). Aside from indoor walking and jogging in The Art Hauser Centre, public skating and adult and senior skating sessions are also offered (paminorhockey.ca). Indoor and outdoor rinks are also found in Prince Albert's community clubs, of which some have both indoor and outdoor rinks. Go skating or play hockey in East End Community Club (no website; 300 12th Ave. E.; Prince Albert; 306-764-6669), Nordale Community Club (no website; 1306 6th Ave. NW; Prince Albert; 306-764-5900), Carlton Park Community Club (no website; 3100 Dunn Drive; Prince Albert; 306-764-1133), East Hill Community Club (no website; 290 23rd St. E.; Prince Albert; 306-764-1299), Parkland Community Club (no website; 1510 9th Ave.W.; Prince Albert; 306-764-8822), Crescent Acres Community Club (1695 Olive Diefenbaker Drive; Prince Albert; 306-763-5354), Hazeldell Community Club (309 3rd Ave. NW; Prince Albert; 306-922-1551), West Hill Community Club (no website; 2320 6th Ave. W.; Prince Albert; 306-764-1435), Crescent Heights Community Club Rink (998 Branion Drive; Prince Albert; 306-764-7035), and Midtown Community Club (540 9th St. E.; Prince Albert; 306-764-6166). If you want to play for a hockey league, visit the Prince Albert Minor Hockey Association (paminorhockey.ca).
Keep active during winter in Prince Albert by going cross-country skiing, hiking and snowshoeing. You'll find cross-country ski trails, snowshoe trails and walking trails in the 1,200-acre Little Red River Park (no website; 1084 Central Ave.; Prince Albert; 953-4848). Ski rentals are available in the park's Cosmo Lodge during winter. The Nesbit Forest (no website) and the Cooke Municipal Golf Course (cookegolf.ca) also have cross-country ski trails.
Curling, wherein players slide a stone across ice using a broom to reach a target, is played in Prince Albert during the winter. You can go curling in the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club (pagcc.com) or in the East End Community Club curling rink. The Curling Club has leagues for men, women and children, as well as an open league that's open to all curlers. Curling lessons are also offered. East End schedules league curling and senior curling. Throughout the winter, East End hosts bonspiels, or curling tournaments.
Hit the slopes at Little Red River Park, where you can go downhill skiing and snowboarding on Kinsmen Ski Hill. Unless the weather falls below minus 25 degrees Celsius or if a wind-chill warning is in effect, you can enjoy both of these winter activities here and even take lessons. Full- and half-day lift tickets are available as well as ski, snowboard and cabin rentals. Kinsmen Ski Hill is open daily except for Christmas Day.
