We shipped an order of Super-Glide Ultra panels to a gentleman by the name of Jared Polin last month. Jared is an accomplished photographer, videographer and all around nice guy. He runs a blog called Fro Knows Photo (did we mention that he wears his hair in a big ol' afro?), which hosts a great community of photographers, and he regularly posts instructional videos on YouTube on photography techniques.

Jared's latest video is all about how to shoot great hockey action photos, and features him skating around on his Global Synthetic Ice rink! It's a great instructional video if you want to learn about action photography. If you're no so interested in that, skip to the 22-minute mark where he tells you what he thinks of his rink.

Global Synthetic Ice happy to announce the addition of new Super-Glide Ultra home packages to our online store. Now, not only have we made the world's best synthetic ice easier to install and maintain than ever, we've also made it easier to purchase!

Three new, easy Super-Glide Ultra options are now available with special pricing and shipping to anywhere in the 48 contiguous United States INCLUDED.

Super-Glide "Ultra 900" ($1999.99)
Great for ages 3-9 can always add on as the player
grows! Includes 9 sheets, can be set-up as
12x12’ or 8x16’.

Super-Glide "Ultra 1200" ($2499.99)
Can be set-up in an extra room and taken apart and easily
stored. Set-up time 3-5 min. take apart in under 1 min.
Includes 12 sheets, can be set-up as 12x16’ or 8x24’

Super-Glide "Ultra 1600" ($2999.99)
Perfect for all out training, everything can be practiced
with this size. Includes 16 sheets, can be set-up as
16x16’, 12x20’ or 8x32’

Check out our Ultra page for more info on Super-Glide Ultra, or visit the Global Synthetic Ice Online Store to order Ultra today. If you order soon, you'll have it before Christmas!

Global Synthetic Ice is proud to announce the official opening of a new Super-Glide synthetic ice rink in Saratov, Russia. The rink measures 36’ x 88’, an ideal size for figure skating or hockey practice.

Каток Super-Glide в Саратове! = Super-Glide skating rink in Saratov!

Global Synthetic Ice continues to be dedicated to bringing synthetic ice skating to the world: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Size!

Here is another great video Niki Warchola sent us from the HockeyDOME in Germany. Watch closely, you'll see not only hockey practice and games, but also the very social sport of CURLING! This variation is different from Scottish Curling as we've seen in recent Olympic games, it is called Bavarian Curling (or Eisstockschießen, German for "Ice Stock Sport"). There are no "sweepers" and it is not a strategic game like the Scottish version. Bavarian Curlers merely hurl for distance or to get closest to a target.