Learn To Skate Outside

This weekend is our last 'Special Figures: Two-Day Blade Control Mastery Workshop’ of the summer. August 1-2 (8:30a-1pm each day) at Apex Center Ice Arena in Arvada, Colorado. Come learn the ‘black ice art’ and edgework of the original masters of our sport! Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/august-1-2nd-special-figures-a-two-day-blade-control-mastery-workshop-tickets-1991849274800

In the workshop you’ll have the opportunity to nerd-out and learn (or re-learn!) the history and roots of skating art – ‘Special Figures’, traditionally skated outdoors on black ice, through both in-class and on ice presentations. These workshops focus on skating prior to the 1920s when the same skates were used for both figure-skating and hockey, and skating masters took part in both on outdoor ice!

In total the workshop spans over 8hrs during the two day workshop (8:30am-1pm both days). These workshops are unlike any edge class you’ve attended before and although it could be considered the hardest edge class you'll ever take (even for Olympians) all of the figures you'll learn can also be done on two-feet! Skaters have traveled from across the Nation for its unique educational offering and it is so very fun to just be in this nerdy skating history environment!

Glenwood Springs, CO workshop Tomorrow! The last Colorado workshop of the season. Tickets Still Available: bit.ly/LTSOGlenwood25 — See you there!

South Lake Tahoe, you asked for it and we were able to make it happen! 🤗 Register Here: bit.ly/LTSOTahoe25

‘Wild Ice Skating 101: A Basics Workshop’ is coming to Mammoth Lakes, California!!
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For those who have been following us since Learn To Skate Outside’s inception it will be a “homecoming” for us! We are excited to finally be able to travel back to LTSO’s roots and share live-saving information with those looking to try wild ice skating and better their knowledge. Registration for our popular in-person ‘Wild Ice Skating 101 - A Basics Workshop’ for Saturday December 13th • 5:15-9pm in Mammoth Lakes, California starts Today Nov. 30th at 10amPST! Spots are limited.
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🔗 Sign-up link: bit.ly/LTSOWorkshops will be live at 10amPST Sunday 11.30.25
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This will be the only in-person workshop we’ll have this season in California. And as always we are open to traveling, so If you would like to be apart of bringing our workshop to your area please let us know!
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During this 3.5 hour wild ice skating workshop, you’ll be introduced to key insights and methods to safely enjoy skating on natural ice! Through a 2hr in-class-like setting & one hour on-ice practice at the indoor ice rink: Laura will be teaching you, how you can predict, find, assess, and travel across wild ice by skate. We’ll be going over basic rescue techniques through hands-on scenarios (on the rink) & we’ll be reviewing a slew of wild ice hazards and anomaly imagery/videos with you!
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✨Continued this season - ➡️ This is an adult intended workshop however, on ‘trial’ we have workshop attendee exceptions for teens w/ a parent/guardian.
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Show us your wild ice photos this season by using the hashtag: 🤗
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Tickets still available here! bit.ly/BladeMasteryAug25

(By request, we’ve added a “Day One Only” Saturday ticket option as well)
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We are testing out a greater multi-day format this year… 8hrs of edge and blade nerdiness over the course of two days! (August 9th-10th, 2025) — One U.S. Figure Skating Gold Medalist and coach last year said it was “One of her best skating experiences!”
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You could be a pro skater or just passed your intermediate moves, the “playing field” is leveled. In this super fun environment we will all be humbled and laugh at ourselves A LOT and be baffled at how the history of our sports (figure skating & hockey) came from these incredible edge maneuvers and humans back in the day. It’s a workshop you won’t want to miss!
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In this jam-packed workshop you’ll learn the art and roots of ice skating for better blade control and advanced skating creativity (think complicated turn sequences and more-than-Cale-Makar-advanced edge work). This workshop is for those looking to achieve mechanical precision with their edges whether that be for the purposes of advanced and elite competition or a new outlet to take their skating further into life: creating incredible blade art on wild ice, competing in the World Figure’s Championships or staying active on the ice with the skills you built earlier in life.

We hope to see you in two weeks!

The final days to sign-up before this weekend’s Advanced Edge Workshop! Built straight from the history books and made to inspire, educate, challenge, and entertain the nerdiest and obsessed skaters out there ➰🤓

See you soon!
Tickets still available here: bit.ly/BladeMasteryAug25

By request, we’ve added a “Day One Only” Saturday ticket option

Minimum edge/turn requirements to have fun are: 3-turns, brackets, and power pulls — But if you aren’t there yet and want to learn and lot, have fun, and still nerd-out with us, most things we’ll be doing can be modified to two feet as well!