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Photo by Hans Hallgren

Matt Kincheloe checks the snow dump on the ice resurfacer Tuesday night after one of the practices held at the Moffat County Ice Arena. Each time the machine is taken onto the ice, 250 gallons of water are laid down to fill in grooves and create a smooth surface.

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It's large and gray. Sporting four studded tires and the word "Olympia" on the grill, its pilot drags an 84-inch blade across the ice, which is a little more than 1 1/2 inches thick. "You bring that on the ice and even the open skaters stay to watch. People are just fascinated," said Tammy Seela, Parks and Recreation manager. It's safer than it sounds, and the end product is a fresh top layer of ice, ready for skaters to enjoy at the Moffat County Ice Arena. Each of the five members on staff at the arena run the resurfacer machine, but it's not as easy as it sounds. "There's a lot more to making ice than just driving," Seela said.

January 10, 2009