Stay active this winter with free Brampton skating rinks and winter activities

Lace up your skates, bust out the toboggan and break out the hot cocoa for plenty of outdoor activities to keep you bundled up and busy in Brampton this winter.

Skating Rinks

The City of Brampton officially opened the Gore Meadows outdoor skating rink for the winter season on Saturday (Dec. 3), open for free and paid public skates starting at 10:00 a.m. daily.

The outdoor covered Brampton skating rink has by drop-in hours for free public skates with no registration is required, however, registration for paid public skates is recommended. There are also time slots available for drop-in Shinny games, learn to skate events, and shoot around drop-in nights.

You can view the Gore Meadows skating rink schedule at www.brampton.ca/outdoorskating.

Even more public RInks rinks are slated to open in Brampton next week. Weather permitting, the Gage Park Outdoor Skating Recreational Trail, Mount Pleasant Outdoor Skating Rink and Chinguacousy Park Skate Recreational Trail are all scheduled to open beginning the weekend of Dec. 17. Reservations are not required and outdoor skating at these locations is free.

The City will open additional outdoor rinks using artificial ice at Flower City Community Campus, Morris Kerbel Park, Earnscliffe Park, and Sesquicentennial Park later in the season as weather conditions permit.

Skiing, snowboarding and tubing at Mount Chinguacousy

Looking for a little more adrenaline from your winter hobbies? Mount Chinguacousy in Chinguacousy Park is Brampton’s destination for skiing, snowboarding and tubing, and is scheduled to reopen for the season on Dec. 27.

For all information, including hours of operation, open or closed status, and registration details, visit www.brampton.ca/MountChinguacousy.

Winter Program Registration

Registration opens for Brampton Recreation’s winter sessional programs on Monday, Dec. 12 at 6:00 a.m. You can view a full list of programs available by visiting www.brampton.ca/registerforprograms.

Additional Winter Amenities

To explore all of Brampton’s outdoor winter fun opportunities and amenity status updates visit www.brampton.ca/winterwonderland.