Bloomington Ice Garden

Three-Sheet City Ice Arena South of Minneapolis

The Bloomington Ice Garden, known locally as BIG, is the City of Bloomington's flagship indoor ice complex. The arena serves as home rink for Bloomington Jefferson Youth Hockey Association and the city's boys and girls high-school teams, while running its own year-round Skate School for the wider community.

Programs for Kids

The Skate School follows the Learn to Skate USA curriculum across multi-session formats. Programs include:
- Snowplow Sam introductory classes for ages 3-6
- Basic Skills group classes for ages 5 and up
- Free Skate classes for ages 6 and up
- Developmental Hockey track open to all ages
- Figure skating progression classes
- Open Skate public sessions
- Annual ice show participation for enrolled skaters

What's Included

• Multi-sheet indoor ice
• Group instruction by Skate School coaches
• Skate sharpening and skate rental on site
• Locker rooms, warm viewing area, meeting room
• Year-round session schedule with brochure-listed dates

Experience

First-time skaters work on falling safely, standing, marching, and basic glide on ice. As students progress they move into stops, turns, and hockey-specific edges or figure-skating moves. The city arena is the cornerstone facility for Bloomington-area associations and feeds into the local youth hockey pipeline.