Tri Valley Ice

This place is AWESOME! There are 2 separate ice rinks, on the day my friends & I went for the public skate session, there were just the 3 of us, and one other girl on the ice, and the other side had a few people practicing their hockey moves.
Check-​in is confusing at first, but the guy at the counter was super nice & friendly, answered all of my noob questions, and the price wasn’t bad at all. I have my own skates & I think the total was $ 9.50, which is very reasonable to where I’d like to make it a habit of coming here once or twice a week!
The rinks are a tad smaller than other places, but it’s perfect for practice & since it wasn’t crowded when I went, there was still plenty of room! They did a really nice job on evening the ice out, especially around the enterance/​exit area! Usually the ice everywhere else is always still chopped up at the enterance/​exit doors!
The restrooms & locker rooms are very clean & in nice condition, there’s a snack bar & ice cream vending machine, prices are also very reasonable as well!
We got to watch a skate lesson take place with a tiny kid, the instructor made the lesson fun & the kid was having a blast! I wouldn’t hesitate to bring a kid here for lessons!
Parking is very easy, there’s plenty of room in the lot or on the street, it’s very easy to find & right off the freeway!
I’m so excited that I don’t have to drive to Dublin or Oakland to get my ice skating fix in!
Just make sure you check the schedule online to make sure you know what events are going on at what times, because they play a lot of hockey here & there aren’t very many public skate sessions like other rinks!

This is a great rink, especially if you like hockey. It is well run and the ice is good. They have «Pucks on a Pond» sessions on most days so you can come with full equipment and shoot a puck around. They have a website so you can check when they are having those sessions. Both of my sons love it. There are two smaller rinks, but the size of the rinks is really never a problem. Great rink. So glad it is there.

I used to like this place. My daughter took her first ice-​skating lesson here and loved it. However, they are lack of communication with their customers. After the 2 weeks of winter break, my daughter was very excited to return to her normal Sat class. After I drove 30 mins to get there, I noticed there were a lot more cars parking outside this place and I was thinking there might be an event going on. When we got into the rink and started to get my daughter changed, one of the coaches approached and said, «I’m sorry but today’s class is cancelled.» Then I asked why we did not get any emails/​phone calls in advanced? But he just kept saying sorry. I’m sure the event had been planned ahead and they should have had enough time to notify their skate students/​parents. I saw other parents/​students were being sent home too.
Most of the coaches are nice and friendly but I’ve seen a few of them have no clues on what to teach the kids and how to keep them moving. This is the 2^nd session my daughter taking, but I don’t think we will be returning.

I can’t say enough about this rink. It has two sheets of ice which are both ¾ size I believe. They have a small snack bar, skate rentals, and although they don’t have a pro shop, they do have a couple necessities like laces and tape to keep the hockey players skating. The also do skate sharpening. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. We found this rink when looking for a program for my daughter to play hockey.
The Lady Blue Devils call this rink home and we couldn’t be happier with the program. Awesome girls hockey from the barely skating to the high schooler. If you have a daughter, this is a great program!

Absolutely love Tri Valley Ice! My 9yr old (4^th grade) son wasn’t interested in any sports. I signed him up for a beginners ice hockey session with 6 lessons. They provided ALL gear with lessons which is really nice and it was brand new equipment (even a bag to carry it all in)! My son wasn’t too thrilled that I signed him up without asking… but after first class he was thanking me. :-) He felt a little defeated after 2^nd class because it is tough to pick up skating skills along with trying to handle stick/​puck on top of wearing all that gear. But he stuck with it… The coaches are all awesome and make it fun for the kids! Teaching skills along with playing games. I am so amazed at the progress he’s made in just 6 weeks. He’s even asking to go skate to practice outside practice! Highly recommend if you are looking to get your child into skating/​ice hockey that you come check out this place!

They have done a great job with this start up. Great prices, a lot of fun and the people are doing it for the right reasons. The people are cool and friendly.

Came here today with my 2 young daughters age 7 and 10. The Unilocal reviews guided my decision to try this place because my kids have never skated before and I’m not much better than them.
It was everything I was hoping it would be. 2 rinks help keep the craziness to a minimum which i really appreciated as supervising my kids AND not falling on my #$$ was adding enough anxiety. Checking in was super easy, the gentleman behind the snack bar actually helped us get checked in AND helped us with our skates which was in a different part of the facility. Friendly and accommodating. Then we got our skates, and surprisingly they were in ridiculously nice condition. Mine looked like they had been worn maybe ONCE, the blades looked brand new. My kids’ were also in nice condition. So kudos to Tri Valley for properly rotating and maintaining their skate inventory!
We arrived at 2:50 for a 2:45 Public Skate Session and we’re on the ice by 3pm which gave us an hour and 45 mins to skate. That was plenty of time for us beginners. They had large stackable orange buckets to use as balancing aids, we needed those. It was a Sunday and not super crowded so it was PERFECT for my kids.
Another plus is they have a snack bar and sell adult beverages for those so inclined. Sports were on their 2 flat screens which I’m sure are also appreciated. No lockers but cubbies under benches are available for use. I think I read that in a review so I made sure to use my smaller bag that I could keep with me while skating.
The vibe was positive and it felt like a safe environment for my kids.
The ONLY negative was actually outside of the facility. When we were driving into the lot there were about 10 young kids that looked like they had just finished and they were playing BALL in the middle of the lot. They didn’t seem too concerned about other cars needing to park so didn’t really get out of the way when cars approached. Not sure if the adults present were their supervision but they also seemed pretty lackadaisical about parking lot safety. But not really a fault of the rink operators, just not a great first impression. I’m glad it was totally the opposite inside.
We will definitely return. My younger daughter wants to have her birthday here. They have party packages as well!
Our visit was $ 12.50 a person (kids and adults) for rink entrance and skate rental. Oh, and another $ 4 times 3 to the DIPPING DOTS VENDING MACHINE.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR YOUNG NEW SKATERS AND FAMILIES

I went yesterday for the pucks on the pond and I had a lot of fun the staff was really friendly and the rinks were a little small but outside of that it was a blast. The ice was awesome i went to a open skate as well there was lot of people there but it was a lot of fun my daughter and my son had a great time plenty of buckets to help kids out with skating and the staff was constantly watching to make sure nothing was going on, great time great visit, I can’t wait to go back

Two small ice rinks. Employees were EXTREMELY rude. Oh and just a heads up expect to pay again if you want to skate on fresh ice.

Well it’s new and the ice has to be smoothed out a bit, but a nice new Reasorces for the area. The viewing areas are limited but then again the audience crowds are all — a balance.

Great local business with friendly employees! Super fun for all ages!

They have two very small ice rings. Keep in mind both ice rings are not open during the public sessions so it gets super crowded. The public skate sessions are ideal for kids since they allow all the kids to push around buckets (see picture). The venue was extremely hot, not cold like most iceskating venues.
We went here on a Sunday, during their public skate session from 2 – 4:30pm for two adults and two children it was $ 48.00 for 2.5 hours. We got here at 1:40 pm to give ourselves an ample amount of time to start skating at 2pm. When we arrived the reception desk had a note saying go to the café to check in. We paid at the café. When we went to go get our skates the girl told us we had to wait because she had to help with a birthday party.
By the time we got our skates and got to the ice ring it was after 2:20pm. This place is poorly managed when it comes to public sessions. All the buckets were on the other ring and none were on the ring that was open to the public. Finally an employee came and got us buckets for my nieces, we didn’t start skating until about 230pm because of how the place is managed.
It was a disaster, you had kids pushing buckets everywhere. Kids falling and tripping because of the buckets. It’s a small ring itself. It was overcrowded with a TON of kids from 230 to about 3:15 ish when they had another party start.
We enjoyed skating with my nieces for 30 mins when it got less crowded.
If you have kids and they are learning how to skate then this is an ideal place because they have buckets for the kids to push.
This really isn’t place where adults can enjoy ice skating, it’s really geared towards kids.
I was not impressed nor would I go back here. Public Session started at 2 pm, they should have been well staffed, and ready to accommodate paying customers at 2pm. Clearly birthday parties are more important, I am sure they are generating more revenue from a birthday party than two adults /​two kids who paid almost $ 50 bucks to skate.

Has 2 ice rinks. One for hockey and one for lessons. Compared to Dublin Ice Land, their ice skating lessons are relatively new.
With the hockey players nearby, it can get a little noisy.
Pricing is fair for kids lessons. Their selection of skates is limited and have seen kids go home since they didn’t have their size. I assume as they are in business longer, they will iron out the details.

Great Rink. Staff is hospitable and kind. Everyone greets you and says see you next time. Having hockey in Livermore is pretty unbeatable. Good work owners and employees of Tri Valley Ice. Keep it up!

I just had my daughter’s 7^th birthday party here yesterday — and it was a blast! Emily was great and took care of every detail, there were plenty of buckets so all the kids could learn how to skate, fun music to listen to, and helpful staff! Randall was also a huge help setting up.
Great experience — great party, thank you!

Place is awesome! Brought my two kids and we had a great time! It also didn’t leave a hole in my wallet, very reasonable as far as cost.

The Tri Valley Ice team put together our end of season party for our hockey team and Boy did they make it AMAZING for us! We had a breakfast buffet with eggs, bacon, waffles, donuts (a hockey staple) and more! They had a juice bar for the kids and a coffee bar for the adults. We had the best time and felt like it was a wonderful end to our season!
If you have something in mind for your party that is not on the website-​definitelygive them a call! They were so accommodating to our weird requests and made it a custom experience.
We enjoyed the open ice for families and the coach vs kid scrimmages as well. We will definitely be spending some quality time here on the off season and during spring hockey:)
Thank you to the team at Tri Valley Ice from this Tri Valley Blue Devil Mite parent!

I used to live in Livermore, and I love coming back to town for my son to skate here. Great rink… Good people and wonderful stick and puck hours. Livermore is now an ice hockey family!!!

We just love this business. The owner/​managers are really nice and the place is a great addition to Livermore.

I recently started playing in a beginner/​novice 3 on 3 adult hockey league. I’m having a blast and loving having ice in my home town. Everyone I’ve had the pleasure of meeting (with the exception of some blind refs) have been helpful and friendly. It seems like they’re still trying to figure things out, but they’re asking for feedback and making changes as they grow to accommodate the needs and desires of their patrons. Keep up the good work Tri-​Valley Ice! Go Grey Devils!