Calgary 
Credit: City of Calgary
In 2020, the City of Calgary introduced ice bikes to Bowness Park.
Calgary became the first city in Canada to offer ice bikes. These bikes offer an alternative to skating and are essentially a traditional bicycles mounted on a sled-like platform. Users can pedal and steer around the ice as they would on a road.
The bikes are single-speed, and users can simply pedal backwards to stop. According to the City, ice bikes accommodate a wide range of ages and users, including those with physical accessibility challenges because only a little balance is required.
Only one person can be on the ice bike at a time.
Adult and child-sized ice bikes are available for rent at a cost of $12/half-hour or $20/hour. The ice bikes are available to rent from the Bowness Park Skate Shop (operated by the University of Calgary Outdoor Centre).
The 1.6 kilometre ice trail will also return before the end of 2021 for Calgarians to enjoy recreational skating. The surface of the ice trail is approximately eight centimetres thick and was created by flooding the grass with water, in layers, until a thickness for skating was reached. Once the ice trail is open, park visitors will be able to enjoy a skate during regular park hours (5 a.m. to 11 p.m.). After dark, the ice will be lit for evening use with LED lights.
The city of Calgary also has an outdoor ice skating trail at North Glenmore park.
Ice Bikes and Ice Trail at Bowness Park
Credit: City of Calgary
Ice Bikes:
Available for rent from Skate Shop (operated by the University of Calgary Outdoor Centre).
Skate Shop Hours of Operation (Weather dependent)
Hours:
Daily: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
December 25
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
January – Mid March
Fridays: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Skate rentals end 30 minutes before closing to allow for returns.
Bowness rentals will remain closed if the temperature is forecast to be -20 or below, or if the windchill is forecast to feel like -25 or below.
Icetrail:
Once open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
How Much: Free
Rentals:
Skates: 1hr $12
3hr $20
Ice Bike: 30 min $12
1hr $20
Skate Aid: 1hr $8
Helmets: Free
Skate Sharpening: $10/ pair
Where: 8900, 48 Avenue Northwest, Calgary
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Rentals are walk-up only, first-come-first-serve. We [Bowness Park Ski & Skate Shop] are unable to take reservations or pre-bookings.
Guess not? I found it on the Bowness Skate Website. Hope this helps!
https://outdoor-centre.ucalgary.ca/bowness-park-rentals/skate-shop
Can the bikes be reserved? Four of us want to rent the bikes.