The Cube Santa Clarita — Local services in Santa Clarita

Best short track speed skating in LA today! There are still a few Olympic size ice rinks in LA, and this is probably the best one where you can do speedskating (Saturday mornings at 7:00 as of this report). The ice quality is fair compared to all the West Coast ice rinks where one can speedskate, and notably as of this update (6/25/2022), the ice is much dirtier than almost every rink I've skated. This is surprising to me since it used to be relatively clean (white) prior to the ownership change. In spite of this, the Cube remains the best speedskating gig in LA. [Update 6/17/2023] We had the Western States regional speedskating races here, about 2-1/2 hours of all ages racing excitement for 30 skaters. The ice was very good for short track speed. Each time I come back to this rink, it seems better and brighter than the previous time. [Update 9/30/2023] I enjoyed a speedskating training session here today, and the ice was very good. [Update 10/11/2024] The ice was good for the kind of speedskating practice that we did today, low-speed, edge-intensive drills. The ice held up...

Good size rink located just off the 5 in Valencia, to the East of Magic Mountain. Two full size ice sheets (one olympic and one NHL) and a tiny half- or third-size sheet used for kids games. Small lobby area with a handful of lockers. Public session on the weekend is pretty long, with a fresh zamboni run at the half-way mark. Ice condition was good. Well lit. Lots of kids and beginners during the public session, not too many older or more serious skaters. Tons of parking.

One major downside is the weird plastic-boot house skates. I didn't rent any, so this is all from eyeballing other people on the ice, but they're basically a weirdly shaped plastic boot, with a latching system to hold them on your feet. I can't imagine that they're comfortable or anything more than marginally useable. If you don't have your own skates and need to rent a pair, you'll probably have a better time investing the 30 to 45 minutes to drive to one of the other "nearby" rinks.

That said, I did not use the skates and everthing else was pretty good....

The cube is a nice place to go ice skating. It offers a nice and large place to skate. The people and staff are nice. The snack bar is pretty good and the food there they serve is good. However, why 4 stars? Well, a few reasons. First of all, the upstairs bathrooms are never clean. The downstairs bathroom is cleaned more often but it’s only a quick wipe down because if you report something to staff they won’t address the issue to the people who clean the restrooms. The ice is in horrible condition. Scratches everywhere. The rink in general is not clean. The benches are sticky. Lastly, the ice skates are in horrible condition. The ice skates are dull and if you have a size 7 or up and want figure skates, good luck, because they only have hockey skates for the upper sizes. (In the blue) I prefer the blue skates because you strap them up. They are dull and rusty. I sometimes pray that my shoes won’t get taken because you have to pay for a locker. Thank you for the most part, The Cube, but I would be a little more considerate about...