To prepare natural outdoor rinks, ideally you need well-packed snow on the ground and several consecutive days with cold temperatures of around -10 °C. You can then start watering and build up the ice over the following days.
To see at a glance the condition of the natural outdoor skating rinks at TMR, we invite you to click on the "Ice conditions" quick link on the right-hand side of the home page (see image).
As for the free skating schedule at the arena, you can consult it here.